About Ellen
Ellen Daniels is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with 28 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, and she supports those dealing with addiction, grief, trauma, and depression. Ellen emphasizes a calm, nonjudgmental presence so people can speak plainly about what’s hard for them.
She creates a simple space where clients can sort through thoughts and feelings. Sessions are conversational and practical, aimed at small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Ellen listens for patterns that keep difficult feelings repeating and helps people find ways to interrupt them. Her approach draws on client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness work. That can mean noticing upsetting thoughts, testing how helpful they are, and practicing new ways to respond.
She also brings perspective from existential and Jungian ideas when exploring meaning and personal values. Over nearly three decades she has guided people through panic attacks, persistent worry, addiction struggles, and the long work of grief. She supports those managing chronic pain, caregiving stress, codependency, and feelings of isolation.
Sessions often include simple exercises, reflective conversation, and goal-focused steps. People who want steady, compassionate support and practical tools tend to fit well with her style. Ellen helps clients move from repeated patterns toward clearer choices and more manageable days.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy starts by focusing on the client’s perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows the person’s lead to build trust and clarify goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety or mood symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first based on their concerns, goals, and how they prefer to work. Together they adjust methods if something isn’t helping or if priorities shift over time.
Online therapy lets people use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing coping skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for brief updates, mood tracking, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and try different formats to find what fits best.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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