Ellie Trotta, LPCC

Ellie Trotta is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, and major life changes. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and challenges like bipolar symptoms or anger that affect daily life. Ellie brings seven years of clinical experience to her work and speaks English.

Her style is warm and respectful. She aims to build a trusting relationship and listens with empathy and validation. Clients are guided at a pace that feels comfortable, and she emphasizes collaboration so people can make choices that fit their lives.

Ellie draws on several practical therapies to meet real problems. She uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify thinking patterns, acceptance and commitment strategies to clarify values, and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions. Attachment-informed ideas help when past relationships shape current struggles.

Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her. That might mean learning new coping skills, working through old wounds, improving communication, or planning next steps for a career or relationship challenge. She also offers work for issues like body image, codependency, family-of-origin pain, and feelings of emptiness.

Ellie completed a Master of Arts in psychology and is a PsyD candidate in clinical psychology. Her approach aims to help people feel heard and to build practical ways to move forward from the things that keep them stuck.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviors to build practical skills for managing mood and stress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving around relationships and work. Attachment-Based Therapy addresses how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can be useful when past abandonment or family-of-origin issues affect today's connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellie will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying different techniques and checking in together about what feels helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work with a licensed professional from wherever they live in California, and it can support steady progress on issues like managing strong emotions, processing grief, or planning next steps in a career or relationship.