- Years in practice
- 3
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Andrea
Andrea Ellis is a licensed clinician practicing in Maryland. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges.
Andrea works with adults facing family conflict, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with sleep problems, low self-esteem, ADHD, and obsessive or compulsive behaviors.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on clear conversation and practical steps rather than jargon. She adapts sessions to each person's situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. That means listening first, then agreeing on goals and small changes to try between meetings.
Sessions can include talking through tough moments, learning new coping strategies, and practicing ways to improve daily routines. Andrea aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She acknowledges that reaching out takes courage and offers steady support during that process.
Her work is collaborative: she helps people set realistic goals and checks in on progress. For parents feeling stressed or stuck, Andrea focuses on practical tools to reduce conflict and restore balance. She helps people sort through relationship and intimacy-related issues in a calm, nonjudgmental way.
If you want clear guidance and thoughtful listening, she offers a straightforward path forward.
What Andrea works with
Everything Andrea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Andrea helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Evidence-based approaches and online options that fit your life
Andrea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common approach emphasizes learning concrete coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as breathing and behavioral experiments to test worries. This helps people reduce day-to-day tension and improve sleep and focus.Another frequently used method centers on addressing trauma and grief through guided conversation and paced processing. This approach helps people name painful memories, reduce their intensity over time, and regain a sense of routine and safety in daily life. Both approaches apply to challenges like relationship strain, parenting stress, and obsessive thoughts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and pace. She reviews progress regularly and adjusts the plan when something isn’t helping so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or an option if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit quick updates into a busy day or keep the conversation going between sessions. These options help people balance therapy with family, work, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What kinds of concerns does Andrea address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, sleep problems, grief, trauma and related relationship or intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is straightforward and collaborative, focusing on listening first, then agreeing on concrete goals and small, practical steps to try between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Andrea has three years of professional experience working with adults on issues such as family conflict, trauma, grief, and obsessive or compulsive behaviors.
Which credentials and region apply?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and practices in Maryland.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and Andrea does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Andrea?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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