Ellie Trotta, LPCC

Ellie Trotta is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around relationships and intimacy. She also supports those dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Ellie works with adults navigating career concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue. She has a focused interest in aging and geriatric issues and related family-of-origin and attachment concerns.

Ellie has seven years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Arts in psychology. She is also a PsyD candidate in clinical psychology. In sessions she aims to create a respectful, warm space and treats clients with sensitivity and unconditional positive regard.

Her approach blends practical skills and reflective work. She uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to build coping skills and manage distress. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people clarify values and improve key relationships.

Ellie emphasizes collaboration. She helps clients set goals, try techniques between sessions, and adjust the pace to match what feels manageable. She describes the therapist role as a guide who supports clients as they become experts in their own lives.

People who want to begin can expect calm, straightforward sessions focused on solving current problems and addressing deeper patterns. Ellie aims to balance skill-building with understanding past influences so clients can move forward with clearer choices.

How Ellie’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by practicing specific skills and homework between sessions. It often helps with anxiety, mood problems, and managing stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early bonds shape current reactions and intimacy issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellie will discuss what feels most useful and tailor methods to a person’s goals and pace. Sessions are collaborative - the therapist and client decide together which techniques to try and how quickly to move forward.

The biography does not list specific online session types, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also means people can practice skills in the settings where they live and work, then bring those experiences back to session for discussion and adjustment.