Ellen Loveless, LMHC
New York · 28 years in practice
Ellen Loveless is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York with 28 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, New York
- 000220 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1619557022 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ellen
Ellen Loveless is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York with 28 years of clinical experience. She draws on a long career helping people who face anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Her work is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She uses a client-centered style that focuses on each person's goals and values. Sessions are warm and interactive, with active listening and respectful conversation.
Background and approach
Ellen blends emotional work with tools that help people handle daily stress and mood shifts. Ellen often helps people sort through relationship problems, communication and commitment concerns, and the strain that comes with career or financial pressures. She also supports people managing mood disorders, panic attacks, and the effects of past trauma.
Her approach includes techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work when those fit a person's needs. In sessions she aims to create a steady, compassionate space where people can name what matters and try new ways of coping. Parents reading on a phone will find concise, clear language and straightforward steps rather than jargon.
She encourages small, doable changes between sessions that build over time. Therapy with Ellen can include talking through painful feelings, practicing new communication habits, and setting realistic goals for work and family life. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ellen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Approaches Ellen names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Ellen integrates emotional work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work through strong emotions that affect relationships and daily life. It focuses on understanding emotional patterns and creating new ways to respond when feelings become overwhelming. This approach can be useful for people dealing with grief, repeated relationship conflicts, or persistent anxiety.Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person seeking help. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathic listening, and supports individuals as they find their own answers. This approach is often helpful for people who need a steady, accepting space to sort through choices and values.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ellen will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and suggest ways to combine emotional work with practical strategies. Together they decide whether to emphasize emotion-focused exploration, skill building from CBT, or short-term solution-focused steps.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into real life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Ellen helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, career changes, and bipolar or mood disorders. She also works with panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and seasonal mood changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, centered on active listening and respect. She blends emotionally-focused conversation with practical strategies to address daily problems.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 28 years of experience as a practicing mental health counselor in New York. That background includes work with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and starting therapy work?
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