- 30 years experience
- Hawaii based
- English sessions
About Ellen
Ellen Thrasher is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Hawaii with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. Ellen emphasizes the client’s own strengths and choices as the starting point for change. She frames seeking help as a brave step toward a more fulfilling life and offers steady support through that work.
In sessions she listens to each person’s story and helps them name what matters most right now. She draws on practical skills to manage intense feelings, reduce anxious thinking, and cope with loss. Ellen often uses approaches that link thoughts, emotions, and behavior so people can try small changes and see what helps.
Her background includes long experience guiding people through traumatic reactions and the lingering effects of abuse. She also assists with relationship patterns such as attachment concerns and problems with communication. Ellen works with people facing chronic pain or illness and with those navigating workplace stress or money-related strain.
She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to shape sessions around clear goals and manageable steps. Ellen helps clients build emotion regulation tools, improve coping, and practice new ways of responding to old patterns. She encourages self-compassion and realistic progress rather than quick fixes.
Ellen practices in Hawaii and conducts sessions in English. To begin, she asks people to reflect on their goals so sessions can be tailored to what they need most.
In sessions she listens to each person’s story and helps them name what matters most right now. She draws on practical skills to manage intense feelings, reduce anxious thinking, and cope with loss. Ellen often uses approaches that link thoughts, emotions, and behavior so people can try small changes and see what helps.
Her background includes long experience guiding people through traumatic reactions and the lingering effects of abuse. She also assists with relationship patterns such as attachment concerns and problems with communication. Ellen works with people facing chronic pain or illness and with those navigating workplace stress or money-related strain.
She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to shape sessions around clear goals and manageable steps. Ellen helps clients build emotion regulation tools, improve coping, and practice new ways of responding to old patterns. She encourages self-compassion and realistic progress rather than quick fixes.
Ellen practices in Hawaii and conducts sessions in English. To begin, she asks people to reflect on their goals so sessions can be tailored to what they need most.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.