Erica Haines

Dr. Erica Haines is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist currently in private practice. She went to undergrad at UC San Diego and later received a master’s degree in forensic psychology from Argosy University and a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology in Orange County. Dr. Haines started her career working in corrections at several state prisons, including Chino, San Quentin, and Vacaville, where she specialized in providing group therapy to inmates, treating high-risk patients, and running the Suicide Prevention Program, as well as providing staff trainings and clinical supervision to unlicensed therapists. She moved on from that work to join a group practice in Santa Barbara in 2020, eventually opening her own practice in 2022. Dr. Haines’ therapeutic approach is mainly depth-oriented and informed by an existential-humanistic framework. She really enjoys working with clients (especially women) who struggle with anger, anxiety, and adjusting, and who seem to have exhausted the use of coping skills and want to really explore themselves on a deeper level to gain more empowerment, fulfillment, and meaningful engagement in their lives. Dr. Haines grew up in Santa Barbara and is glad to be back to raise her family and have a therapy practice in this beautiful town.