- Guilt and shame
- CBT and mindfulness
- Trauma and grief
About Ellen
Ellen Daniels is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Indiana with 28 years of experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and addiction-related concerns. She names guilt and shame among the issues she often addresses.
Ellen focuses on straightforward conversation and steady presence in sessions. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps identify small, practical changes. Sessions are a place to talk through difficult feelings about loss, past harm, or ongoing struggles without judgment.
Her approach draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also brings existential and Jungian ideas when it helps a person think about meaning, values, and the stories they tell about themselves. Mindfulness practices are used at times to help with grounding and with noticing thoughts and sensations.
Ellen often works with people facing caregiver stress, relationship control problems, codependency, and isolation. She helps people dealing with chronic illness or pain and those coping with fatherhood concerns or divorce and separation. Drug and alcohol addiction, panic attacks, and mood disorders are also within her stated focus areas.
Many clients begin by naming a single problem they want to change. Ellen will help break that into manageable steps, using questions, behavioral experiments, and reflective listening. If you want to explore how guilt or shame shows up in your life, she helps you name it and consider practical ways to respond.
How her approaches translate to online work
Ellen uses client-centered listening to focus on what matters to each person. That means sessions start with the client's concerns, and the therapist reflects and asks questions to clarify feelings and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive patterns.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice bodily sensations and thoughts without getting swept away by them. Mindfulness can be helpful for managing stress, grounding during intense emotions, and interrupting cycles of rumination tied to guilt and shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ellen will talk with the client about which methods feel most useful and adjust plans based on needs and preferences. That collaborative decision making helps match technique to the problem at hand.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use a mix of talking, guided exercises, and brief homework between sessions to help translate insights into daily life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with related to guilt and shame?
She lists guilt and shame among the issues she addresses and also works with related areas such as grief, trauma, addiction, and depression.
How would she approach feelings of persistent guilt?
She uses client-centered conversation and cognitive behavioral techniques to help notice thought patterns and try practical behavior changes.
What is her experience working with these issues?
She has 28 years of professional work experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and depression.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Indiana.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.