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Ellen Minter, LCSW

Based in Indiana Online sessions

Practical, direct support for everyday parenting challenges

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Years in practice
3
Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Trauma and abuse
About

About Ellen

Ellen Minter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, and mood concerns like depression and bipolar disorder. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and issues around identity such as gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns.

Her tone is warm, direct, and often a bit humorous to keep hard conversations approachable. Ellen draws on a range of clinical ideas rather than a single method.

Background and approach

She uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She adds practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness techniques are used for emotion regulation and staying present.

Before becoming a therapist she worked in roles including teaching, sexual assault victim advocacy, hospice social work, and direct support for people with developmental disabilities. Those jobs shaped how she listens and what she notices in hard situations. She brings that practical background into sessions.

Ellen aims for straightforward conversation. She is honest and respectful while avoiding minimization. Her sessions mix talk, skills practice, and problem-focused steps that people can use between meetings.

Clients who want collaborative, pragmatic help with parenting stresses, communication problems, grief, or work-caregiver balance may find her approach fits. Ellen works from Indiana and conducts online sessions in English for people in and beyond the state.

Focus areas and approaches

What Ellen works with

Everything Ellen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ellen helps people with.

Approaches Ellen lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Ellen Uses Practical Therapies Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist creates a space where the client’s priorities shape each session and goals are set together. This approach helps when someone needs someone to hear their concerns and build solutions from their own values.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and stressful parenting moments. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress with step-by-step practice.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Techniques can be adapted over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match varied lives and schedules. Video lets people work visually and practice communication skills. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text messaging supports shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders, or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling parenting, work, and caregiving demands.
Questions

Questions people ask about Ellen

What issues does Ellen help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and bipolar symptoms, and caregiver or compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, direct, and sometimes humorous. Sessions tend to mix honest conversation with practical steps and skills practice.

What is her clinical background and experience?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has three years of therapy experience, plus earlier roles in teaching, victim advocacy, hospice social work, and direct support work.

Where is she based and licensed?

She practices from Indiana and holds an LCSW in Indiana as listed.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Work can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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