- Years in practice
- 27
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Ellen
Ellen Goodloe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience helping people navigate relationship struggles, anger, career challenges, and parenting concerns. She works with clients facing anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, and issues tied to trauma and abuse. Ellen also brings experience supporting veterans and armed forces issues.
She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Her style is practical and conversational. She listens for what matters most and then uses a mix of techniques to fit each person’s situation.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps that can reduce stress and improve confidence. She pays attention to how negative self-talk gets in the way and helps people reframe those patterns. Ellen adapts her work to each client’s goals.
That can mean short-term coaching to address a career hurdle or longer work on trauma recovery and mood management. She aims to make progress feel realistic and measurable, not vague or overwhelming. People often come with relationship pain, parenting stress, or the fallout of past abuse.
Ellen helps them identify patterns, set limits, and build coping skills. She also draws on her veteran experience when military-related concerns come up. Her credentials include LCSW and CSW, and she practices in Virginia.
Ellen encourages anyone taking the first step toward change to reach out and begin the process on their own terms.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care
Two evidence-based approaches she uses involve practical skill building and trauma-informed strategies. Skill building focuses on concrete tools - breath work, structured problem solving, and techniques to reduce anger and anxiety - that people can use between sessions. Trauma-informed strategies pay attention to how past hurt affects current coping and work to restore a sense of safety and control over daily reactions.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals, pace, and needs. That may mean short-term coaching around career or parenting, or deeper work on mood and trauma, and adjustments are made as progress unfolds.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls are good for a full conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, family life, and other daily demands.
Questions people ask about Ellen
What concerns does Ellen address?
She helps with relationship issues, anger, self-esteem, career matters, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational. She listens closely, then tailors dialog and strategies to fit each person’s needs.
What is her experience working with clients?
She has 27 years of professional experience and has worked with people facing a wide range of life and mental health challenges.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Virginia. She also has licensure in Colorado as noted in her background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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