Carrie Ellis, LMHC

Carrie Ellis is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting concerns, and self-esteem issues. She uses plain, practical language and a warm, interactive style to make sessions feel approachable. Carrie aims to build a collaborative plan tailored to each person's goals and day-to-day needs.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered techniques to guide conversations and set realistic steps forward. Carrie also incorporates mindfulness, dialectical behavior therapy skills, and EMDR when those approaches fit a person's situation. Sessions focus on small, usable changes rather than only talking about problems.

Her background includes five years working with people facing a wide range of concerns such as depression, OCD, ADHD, relationship strain, and effects of past trauma. She has experience related to adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family stress, and caregiver strain. That mix informs how she tailors plans for parenting struggles and family of origin wounds.

In sessions, she listens first and helps people notice patterns that keep problems active. Then she offers practical tools - for example, thought tracking, grounding techniques, emotion regulation skills, and structured behavioral steps. Work often includes short homework between meetings so progress carries into daily life.

Carrie emphasizes respect, compassion, and steady support. She encourages people to take one brave step at a time and stays involved as they try new ways of coping and relating to themselves and others.

How Carrie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early connections shape current relationships and reactions; online sessions can use conversations and guided exercises to revisit patterns and build new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses tools like thought records and behavioral experiments that adapt well to remote sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities, with the therapist offering empathic listening and gentle reflection to help a person name their goals and values.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Carrie will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with problem-focused CBT tools, then adding attachment work or client-centered support as trust and clarity develop.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which give practical flexibility. Video suits deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat and text messaging make quick check-ins and skill practice possible between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, family routines, and unpredictable schedules while maintaining consistent progress.