Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Ellie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ellie
Ellie Trotta is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, grief, and addiction. She takes a straightforward, compassionate approach and aims to help people feel less stuck and more able to cope with life changes. Ellie listens first and asks questions to understand what matters most to each person.
She uses clear, practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills training to address upsetting thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a comfortable pace chosen by the client. She also emphasizes emotional awareness and connection. Attachment-based ideas and client-centered work guide conversations about past hurt, boundaries, and intimacy-related concerns.
These approaches help people understand how earlier relationships shape current reactions. Ellie blends acceptance work with skills practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help people make values-based choices even when feelings are intense.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. Ellie trained with a Master of Arts in psychology and has seven years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns. She practices from California as an LPCC and conducts sessions in English.
Her style is warm, respectful, and focused on helping people become experts in their own lives.
What Ellie works with
Everything Ellie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ellie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ellie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward what matters most. Online ACT sessions often include values clarification and short exercises to practice between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors with practical strategies such as tracking thoughts and testing assumptions. In remote sessions this often means shared worksheets and home practice assignments. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present-day reactions and helps people build healthier ways of connecting and setting boundaries. That work can be done through conversation and guided reflection during video or phone sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts tools and pace so the plan fits the client rather than the other way around.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share updates between meetings and get quick support for homework or skills practice. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while keeping focus on progress.
Questions people ask about Ellie
What concerns does Ellie address?
Ellie helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, trauma and related concerns such as self-esteem and career strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and respectful with a focus on practical skills. She listens carefully and works at a pace the client finds comfortable.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a Master of Arts in psychology and has seven years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns.
Where is Ellie licensed and based?
Ellie is licensed as an LPCC in California and practices there.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.