- Client-centered
- Solution-focused
- Compassionate listening
About Ellen
Ellen Loveless is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 28 years of clinical experience. She offers a warm, interactive style that focuses on respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Ellen often works with people facing depression, anxiety, grief, mood disorders, and family concerns.
She uses a client-centered approach that keeps each person's goals at the center of sessions. Ellen also draws on solution-focused methods to set clear, manageable steps toward change. Her work includes helping people cope with life changes, relationship and communication problems, panic, and the effects of trauma.
Ellen describes her room as a place for active listening. She helps people name their priorities and try small, practical adjustments that can reduce stress and improve daily functioning. She also brings an understanding of how financial strain, work stress, and questions about life purpose can affect emotional health.
People seeking help with commitment worries, control issues, forgiveness, or the strain of parenting and family conflict may find her approach useful. She has experience with bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and panic attacks, and she supports people through those challenges with steady, goal-oriented work.
Ellen combines empathy with clear, focused planning. She encourages clients to move at a pace that feels right while working toward realistic change. Prospective clients can expect a collaborative relationship built on listening and practical problem solving.
Approaches used in online counseling and how they help
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the client. It helps people who want understanding and a space to clarify goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and helps people test new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and depression.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process. Ellen will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the focus as progress is made and as priorities change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. They can also let someone choose a conversation style that feels less intense at first, like focusing on skills-building exercises or brief goal-setting work rather than lengthy emotion-focused sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt session pacing and homework to fit daily routines and responsibilities.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Ellen address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family and relationship issues, bipolar disorder, and related mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive, with active listening and collaborative planning to set concrete steps toward goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of experience working as a therapist in New York.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds a New York LMHC credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for getting started?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.