Carrie Ellis, LMHC

Carrie Ellis is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and ADHD. She offers a warm, interactive style and works alongside clients to set clear, achievable goals. Her tone is compassionate and respectful, aimed at people wanting practical steps and steady support.

Carrie draws on several therapeutic approaches to tailor sessions to each person. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used to manage intense emotions and build coping routines.

She also integrates EMDR for processing traumatic memories and supports people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns. Carrie has experience with family of origin issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and attachment issues. She focuses on reducing shame, guilt, and barriers to self-love while helping clients find purpose and forgiveness.

Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical change. Carrie aims to create a clear plan, teach tools a person can use between sessions, and review progress together. She emphasizes steady, manageable steps rather than sudden fixes.

With five years of clinical experience, Carrie practices in Florida and provides services in English. If someone wants to move past old patterns and build stronger daily coping skills, she offers steady guidance and support.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Carrie uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current thoughts and behaviors. This approach helps people notice patterns in their closest relationships and try new ways of connecting. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carrie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they build a plan and adjust methods as progress is made so the work stays practical and grounded in daily life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into a busy routine, allow for consistent weekly check-ins, or make it easier to attend when traveling. Online work can support EMDR processing and skills-based work just as it can support conversation-based approaches, and Carrie tailors techniques to match a person’s needs and circumstances.