About Ellen
Ellen Grant is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 29 years of practice in New York. She brings long experience to sessions and focuses on helping people handle stress and anxiety. Ellen listens closely and aims to make therapy a practical process for everyday life.
She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which means she and the client look at thoughts and habits that keep problems going. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented.
Background and approach
People work on small, doable steps that add up over time. Ellen also addresses relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and career or workplace stress. She supports people dealing with grief, addiction issues, and parenting strain.
Her practice includes attention to aging and caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and multicultural challenges. Her background includes service on nonprofit boards and roles with professional social work organizations at local, state, and national levels. That history informs how she helps people navigate systems and life transitions.
Ellen describes the therapeutic process as steady effort - like climbing stairs one floor at a time. She speaks English and practices in New York. Sessions use practical strategies and steady support.
Ellen aims to be a collaborative partner while clients work toward clearer thinking, calmer responses, and better day-to-day functioning.
How CBT and online formats work together
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing the behaviors that keep problems going. It uses short exercises, thought records, and practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.In session she keeps the work practical and goal oriented. The therapist and client set clear goals and try small experiments to test new ways of thinking. This approach can help with anxiety, stress, relationship patterns, and workplace worries.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Ellen will talk with each person about what feels most useful and adapt techniques to fit their goals and preferences. Together they review progress and shift strategies when needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person visits. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or fitting support around work and family schedules.
These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and work on small steps consistently, which is important for the steady progress CBT promotes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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