Eric Fallon, LMHC

About Eric

Experience & Background

My career in human services began in 2006 and, over the years, has grown to include clinical practice, supervision, behavioral health consultation, and organizational leadership. Those experiences have given me the opportunity to work with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds facing unique challenges. It has also shaped my belief that meaningful therapy begins with understanding the person, not simply a diagnosis, problem, or set of symptoms.

My path to becoming a therapist grew out of a passion for helping people and communities while also advocating for changes in the larger systems that impact our lives. I earned my undergraduate degree in Political Science from Rhode Island College, where my studies strengthened my commitment to social justice and racial equity while deepening my understanding of how institutions, culture, and communities shape individual experience.

I went on to attend RIC’s graduate program in Mental Health Counseling, completing my master’s degree in 2013 and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in 2015. I have been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Rhode Island since 2016.

Much of my early clinical work focused on providing therapy to individuals and families experiencing significant challenges and periods of crisis. I also provided clinical supervision to therapists and teams engaged in this complex, crisis-oriented care. Later, my work expanded to include behavioral and mental health services and consultation for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals with co-occurring mental health needs. Over time, I moved into broader organizational leadership within behavioral health and human services, working with clinicians, teams, programs, and organizations navigating growth, transition, and complex change.

I began seeing clients in private practice in 2017, which ultimately helped shape my vision for Sparrow Light Counseling: a practice where I could bring together the different parts of my professional experience while creating a therapeutic environment that feels personal, affirming, thoughtful, and genuinely collaborative.

My Approach To Therapy

My approach to therapy is individualized. I don’t believe there is one “right” way to do therapy, and I don’t expect you to arrive knowing exactly what you want to work on. We can begin with what is happening in your life now, what feels difficult or unresolved, or even just the sense that something could be different. From there, we work together to better understand the experiences that have shaped you and identify what you want for yourself moving forward.

Creating a space where people can be open about who they are is especially important to me. I have a strong commitment to LGBTQ+ affirming care and welcome clients across diverse identities, sexual orientations, gender identities, relationship structures, and life experiences. My approach is inclusive, sex-positive, and affirming of consensual non-traditional relationships and forms of self-expression. Therapy should be a place where you can talk openly about the parts of your life that matter to you without feeling that you need to explain, defend, or minimize who you are.

I believe therapy is fundamentally a human relationship. Credentials and experience matter, but so do trust, curiosity, humor, honesty, and feeling comfortable enough to bring your actual self into the room. My role isn’t to tell you who you should become. It’s to help you better understand yourself, recognize patterns and possibilities, work through what may be getting in your way, and support you in deciding what comes next.

Why I Created Sparrow Light

As a lifelong Rhode Islander, I’m grateful to have the opportunity to build a practice here and support people in the community I’ve always called home.

Part of my motivation for creating Sparrow Light came from something I have heard repeatedly from people whose identities, relationships, or communities don’t always fit neatly within traditional expectations: finding a therapist who feels genuinely affirming and informed can be harder than it should be. People shouldn’t have to worry that an important part of who they are will be misunderstood, pathologized, or treated as a problem simply because it may be unfamiliar to a clinician. They also shouldn’t have to spend their therapy time providing a basic education about their identity, relationships, or community before they can begin talking about what actually brought them there.

I wanted Sparrow Light to be a place where people can begin from a foundation of respect, affirmation, and informed understanding—where they can bring the full context of their lives into the room and keep the focus on what matters to them.

Sparrow Light grew from a desire to practice therapy in a way that feels intentional, relational, and deeply individualized. I wanted to create a space where thoughtful clinical care and genuine human connection could exist side by side, and where each person’s goals, identity, relationships, and lived experience could meaningfully shape the work we do together.

If you’re considering therapy and wondering whether we might be a good fit, a free consultation call is an easy place to start. We can talk briefly about what brings you here, what you’re looking for, and any questions you have about working together.