Ellen Daniels, LCSW

Ellen Daniels is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with 28 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, grief, trauma, and depression. Ellen aims to make the first step feel doable and supports people through change with steady, practical guidance.

She creates a relaxed space where thoughts and feelings can be said out loud without judgment. In sessions she listens closely and helps people sort what matters most now. The work often begins with small, clear goals that fit daily life.

Ellen uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches. That means she pays attention to how thoughts, behaviors, and moment-to-moment awareness affect mood and choices. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try new patterns in manageable steps.

She also draws on existential and Jungian ideas to explore meaning, identity, and life transitions when those topics come up. These perspectives can help people find purpose and understand recurring patterns that shape relationships and choices.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Ellen can help with coping skills, managing panic or mood symptoms, addressing addiction-related behaviors, and working through loss. She supports people who want clearer direction, more dependable routines, or relief from persistent worry.

People who prefer calm, steady guidance and plainspoken conversation often find her style helpful. Ellen invites clients to take things at their own pace while working toward realistic, sustainable change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Ellen often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. That approach is practical and goal oriented, so it fits well with short-term online work.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which centers the person's experience and follows their pace. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and supporting each person to find their own solutions for stress, grief, or addiction-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try strategies, and adjust plans based on what feels helpful. Together they decide which methods to prioritize and when to shift direction.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for a fuller, face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.