Ellen Clark
Compassionate therapy for relationship and mood challenges
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ellen
Ellen Clark brings a calm, person-centered presence to people seeking support with relationships, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.
Background and approach
As an LPC licensed in Missouri, she draws on a decade of clinical experience to help clients untangle painful patterns and build more constructive ways of relating to themselves and others.
Her practice emphasizes practical skills and thoughtful reflection, addressing a wide range of concerns including abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, caregiving stress, and the effects of workplace pressure. She also works with issues tied to pregnancy and childbirth, social anxiety, isolation, guilt, shame, and the process of forgiveness.
Ellen aims to help clients cultivate self-love and clearer interpersonal boundaries while navigating life transitions like separation and divorce. Therapeutic methods blend client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Sessions are offered through multiple online formats to accommodate different needs and schedules. Ellen creates an affirming environment that honors each person’s story and collaborates with clients to identify realistic steps toward emotional healing and improved daily functioning.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so clients can explore feelings and values at their own pace; this approach is often helpful for people processing grief, identity questions, and interpersonal concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and experimenting with different behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and social phobia; it often includes practical exercises and skill practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is often collaborative rather than fixed. The therapist will work with each client to consider their goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then tailor techniques from these approaches to fit what feels most useful and manageable.
Online therapy in this practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow clients to connect from familiar environments while working on communication skills, emotion regulation, and other therapeutic goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English