- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Ellen
Rev. Ellen Schipul is a licensed professional counselor with 18 years of clinical experience. She blends listening with practical tools to help clients make real changes.
Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting concerns. Ellen brings a pastoral background and a broad view of mind, body, and spirit to sessions. She helps people connect thoughts, physical sensations, and personal meaning so coping feels more whole than just symptom-focused.
Background and approach
Sessions use straightforward techniques from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, solution-focused strategies, and somatic approaches. The aim is to build skills you can use between meetings and to adapt methods to what works for you. Rev.
Schipul has spent nearly two decades supporting people through trauma, relationship difficulties, caregiving strain, and major life transitions. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, attachment and abandonment, and family-of-origin questions. Her pastoral counseling background means clients who wish to include spiritual beliefs can do so in ways that fit their values.
Practical support is a focus. That might mean learning breathing and body-awareness steps, testing clearer thinking patterns, or mapping small behavior changes that reduce daily stress. Ellen aims for sessions that feel conversational and useful rather than overly clinical.
She works from Pennsylvania and offers services in English. International clients are accepted, and sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling by availability.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
Approaches Ellen lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Rev. Ellen Schipul uses client-centered work and mindfulness alongside cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can explore what matters to them; it works well for relationship strain, parenting stress, and self-esteem concerns. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention to bodily sensations and present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity and manage anxiety or grief. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavior changes that lead to better daily routines and mood.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with you about goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust what you do together based on what helps. That way sessions stay practical and personally relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make it easy to check in between sessions or fit shorter conversations into a busy day. These options make scheduling easier and let people keep momentum without travel.
Questions people ask about Ellen
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and parenting concerns, plus related topics like self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered listening with CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused steps, and somatic techniques to build skills that help day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of counseling experience and a pastoral background that informs a holistic view of mind, body, and spirit.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is located in Pennsylvania and holds the LPC credential, listed as PA LPC.
What languages are supported and can international clients participate?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and interaction preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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