About Ellen
Ellen Markey is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She works with adults and supports those facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, grief, and challenges with self-esteem and intimacy. Ellen also assists people dealing with sleep or eating difficulties, anger, panic, and workplace stress.
She places emphasis on listening first. Sessions start by hearing what matters most and understanding the practical day-to-day impact of problems.
Background and approach
Ellen aims to help people name feelings, sort priorities, and decide on small steps that fit their lives. Her background includes rehabilitation counseling, and she has focused on helping people adjust after illness, injury, or other major changes. That experience shaped a gentle, patient style when addressing grief, chronic health concerns, caregiving stress, and aging-related issues.
Ellen uses Client-Centered Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to guide conversations. She leans on those approaches to build goals with each person and to support motivation for change without pressure. Practical problems are part of the work.
People talk through job and career concerns, communication problems, isolation or loneliness, and seasonal mood shifts. Ellen helps set realistic steps and track progress over time.
How Ellen's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they can better understand their own thoughts and feelings. It helps with anxiety, low self-esteem, adjustment to change, and making decisions by centering the person's voice and choices.Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people find motivation for change. It is useful for addiction concerns, behavior change, and situations where someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods over time. Together they decide which techniques fit the client's needs, pacing, and comfort level.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to stay consistent while working on goals.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English