Ellie Trotta is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain.
01About Ellie
Ellie Trotta is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She supports those dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Ellie aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can begin to sort through what feels overwhelming.
Ellie works in a warm, direct style. She listens first and then helps people pick practical steps to try between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions combine talk and hands-on skills so clients can use new tools in daily life. She values empathy, validation, and working at a pace that feels right for each person. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change thought and behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds tools for managing strong emotions and improving coping skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports identifying values and committing to actions that matter.
Ellie also uses attachment-based and client-centered techniques to strengthen how people relate to others and to themselves. She tailors methods to each person's needs, blending skills training with reflective work on past hurts and family patterns. Many clients find this combined approach helps with intimacy issues, family of origin concerns, and feelings of emptiness or shame.
Ellie has seven years of clinical experience and works with adults in California. She offers sessions in English using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
02Credentials
- LPCC (California)
- License 6558 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1295362143 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ellie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Ellie names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Ellie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How these approaches fit into online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, committed steps toward those values. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck by teaching people to notice thoughts without getting ruled by them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and offers concrete exercises to change patterns that maintain distress. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can help with anger, relationship strain, and intense emotions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. Sessions may combine elements of ACT, CBT, DBT, and attachment-focused work so the plan matches the client's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility for those balancing work, caregiving, or mobility limits. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions or short live chats can be an easier fit when bandwidth or time is limited. Text-based messaging supports frequent check-ins and skills practice between live sessions. These options make it simpler to use therapy in everyday life and to keep building new habits.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Ellie help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and relationship or intimacy concerns.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Ellie combines warm listening with practical skill-building and reflective work. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person's comfort.
What experience does she bring?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on issues like trauma, chronic mental health concerns, and family of origin struggles.
Where is Ellie licensed and based?
Ellie holds an LPCC credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located within California.
What session formats are offered?
She sees clients by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How do I begin working with Ellie?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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