Ellie believes in genuine, feel-it-down-in-your-bones healing, as the goal of therapeutic support. Working with her will be honest, consensual, deeply  compassionate, nonjudgmental, and affirming of any and all identities. 

Ellie a Licensed Clinician Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Parenting Educator. She is a relational therapist, with particular training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) for the treatment of complex trauma. She also draws from her training and practice in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and uses techniques from other cognitively oriented modalities to supplement her practice, with the consent and awareness of her clients.  Ellie has also been trained in brainspotting. 

Ellie is passionate about serving populations who face greater struggles due to systemic failures. She strives to be shame-free in her practice. She is experienced in work with individuals who have lived with childhood trauma, including in adoption and foster care, as well as religious harm, interpersonal violence, acculturation stress, grief, and mood disorders. She is happy to offer free 15 minute consultations for those searching for a provider. 

Ellie is pansexual, a BIPOC individual (Afro-indigenous-latina), and a first-generation immigrant. She collects rare tropical houseplants, and is a figurative painter. She is a parent and cat owner.

Ellie offers a free 15-minute consultation call for those who are interested.  Please contact her at 574-216-1694 to schedule your call!