- Warm collaborative care
- Skills focused therapy
- Values based work
About Ellie
Ellie Trotta is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, anger, career challenges, and coping with big life changes. Ellie works in California and uses a warm, respectful style in sessions.
Ellie sees the relationship with each client as central. She emphasizes empathy, validation, and unconditional positive regard. Her approach is collaborative - she helps people name what matters and guides them to try new ways of coping at a comfortable pace.
Her work draws on several well-known methods. Ellie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and take meaningful action.
Ellie also brings attachment-informed thinking to relationship and family-of-origin difficulties. That perspective helps when early wounds shape current patterns, such as abandonment, attachment issues, or codependency. She adapts strategies to each person’s situation rather than following one fixed method.
Ellie earned a Master of Arts in psychology in 2016 and is a PsyD candidate in clinical psychology. She has seven years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including complex trauma, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Her practice focuses on helping people build steadier self-esteem and clearer direction in life.
Ellie sees the relationship with each client as central. She emphasizes empathy, validation, and unconditional positive regard. Her approach is collaborative - she helps people name what matters and guides them to try new ways of coping at a comfortable pace.
Her work draws on several well-known methods. Ellie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and take meaningful action.
Ellie also brings attachment-informed thinking to relationship and family-of-origin difficulties. That perspective helps when early wounds shape current patterns, such as abandonment, attachment issues, or codependency. She adapts strategies to each person’s situation rather than following one fixed method.
Ellie earned a Master of Arts in psychology in 2016 and is a PsyD candidate in clinical psychology. She has seven years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including complex trauma, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Her practice focuses on helping people build steadier self-esteem and clearer direction in life.