Erin Ellis

Erin Ellis is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. She also supports those dealing with trauma, grief, relationship strain, and issues tied to self-esteem or intimacy. Erin centers care on respect and sensitivity in every session.

She works with each person to shape conversations and goals that make sense for their life. Sessions are tailored rather than one-size-fits-all. Erin encourages small, practical steps that add up over time.

Erin uses approaches that emphasize the client's experience and skills-building. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the focus on what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps tackle unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers strategies for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.

Her background includes five years of professional work supporting people through crises, addictions, and mood concerns. She has experience working with adolescents and teenagers and has provided crisis intervention services. Her practice reflects attention to diverse identities, including LGBT concerns and women's issues.

Erin aims to make the process feel collaborative and grounded. She works to help people notice what is working, shift what is not, and build more manageable routines. Taking the first step can be hard, and she offers steady support through that change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they can work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their priorities rather than following a preset agenda.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It provides practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and coping during crises. It emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also accommodate different comfort levels with being on camera or using audio only, and therapists tailor session length and pacing to what helps each person engage.