About Andrea
Andrea Ellis uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress and anxiety and cope with difficult life events. She is Andrea Ellis, MD, LCPC, and brings three years of clinical experience in Maryland to her practice. She focuses on practical, straightforward work that aims to make daily life easier for clients.
She helps with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and problems tied to relationships and intimacy. She also supports people dealing with sleeping difficulties, low self-esteem, ADHD, and obsessive or compulsive behaviors.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to the person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Her style is respectful and sensitive. Sessions focus on skills you can use between appointments and on clear steps to meet your goals.
Andrea matches the pace and tools to what feels right for each person. She emphasizes collaboration and gentle challenge when useful. That can look like setting small practice tasks, checking how strategies fit daily routines, or adjusting approaches if something isn’t working.
The aim is to build coping skills and reduce symptoms that interfere with everyday life. Andrea is based in Maryland and works with people in English. She accepts international clients and offers several online session formats to fit different schedules and needs.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Andrea draws on common evidence-based techniques that help people reduce symptoms and practice new skills. One approach focuses on teaching clear coping skills for stress and anxiety, such as breathing and behavioral strategies to manage symptoms in day-to-day situations. This is useful for worries, panic, and sleep problems. Another approach addresses trauma and grief through careful, paced conversations and gradual skill-building to improve tolerance for difficult memories and emotions. That approach helps people regain routine and emotional balance. Andrea may also work directly on obsessive or compulsive patterns by identifying triggers and testing small behavioral changes over time.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, past efforts, and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. If something isn’t helping, she adjusts the plan so work stays practical and relevant to real life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text messaging keeps a written record of ideas and reminders. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into work, school, or family schedules while still getting consistent support.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English