Ellie creates a warm, down-to-earth space for her clients to explore their emotions, build self-awareness, and feel genuinely understood. She works with adolescent girls, teens, and young women to better understand the “why” behind their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while navigating topics such as belonging, confidence, and perfectionism.
Ellie helps clients recognize patterns, develop practical tools, and take meaningful steps toward healing and growth. She emphasizes the importance of understanding personal values, strengths, and relational patterns as part of the therapeutic process. Ellie believes that while our feelings are important, they are not always reliable sources of truth about ourselves or others. Through therapy, she helps clients challenge unhelpful beliefs, approach themselves with greater compassion, and discover deeper self-understanding, resilience, and confidence.
masters-level clinical internEllie Smith
specialty areas
peer relationships + friendships
anxiety + stress
life transitions
about ellie
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Ellie's Approach
Ellie approaches therapy through an integrative lens that combines systems theory, attachment-based work, relational insight, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). She believes our experiences, relationships, and environments shape the ways we see ourselves and interact with others. In sessions, she helps clients explore relationship patterns, attachment dynamics, family systems, and the underlying beliefs that may be contributing to emotional distress.
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Client Focus
Preteen/adolescent girls
Teens
Young adult women
Families & Couples
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As a therapist, Ellie is:
Caring
Calm
Honest
Hopeful
Validating
ellie's favorite quote"You are stronger than you think. You have gotten through every bad day in your life, and you are undefeated." — Lori Gottlieb
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with EllieStart with a free 20-minute consultation call with Ellie so we can talk through your therapy goals, answer your questions, and help you take the first step toward getting support.