- Compassionate support
- Goal focused
- Practical tools
About Ellen
Ellen Golding is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, eating issues, and depression. She creates a calm space where people can speak frankly about what they are feeling and thinking. Ellen values straightforward, compassionate support that helps people take small steps toward change.
She uses a practical, down-to-earth approach in sessions. Conversations focus on what matters most to the person in front of her, and on simple, doable strategies to reduce distress. Ellen aims to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Many people who work with her appreciate having clear goals and tools they can use between sessions. Ellen encourages paced progress and checks in about what is and isn’t working. She balances validation of hard feelings with gentle challenges to try different behaviors.
Her background includes 17 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - in California. That experience has included helping people navigate relationship styles, including polyamory and other forms of non-monogamy. Ellen draws on years of practice to offer steady, patient support.
If you are thinking about help for depression, grief, stress, or relationship strain, Ellen helps people clarify what they want and take the next steps. To move forward, people are invited to select Start Therapy and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment.
She uses a practical, down-to-earth approach in sessions. Conversations focus on what matters most to the person in front of her, and on simple, doable strategies to reduce distress. Ellen aims to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Many people who work with her appreciate having clear goals and tools they can use between sessions. Ellen encourages paced progress and checks in about what is and isn’t working. She balances validation of hard feelings with gentle challenges to try different behaviors.
Her background includes 17 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - in California. That experience has included helping people navigate relationship styles, including polyamory and other forms of non-monogamy. Ellen draws on years of practice to offer steady, patient support.
If you are thinking about help for depression, grief, stress, or relationship strain, Ellen helps people clarify what they want and take the next steps. To move forward, people are invited to select Start Therapy and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment.
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