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, trauma, intimacy concerns, and anger. She also supports people coping with career changes, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and major life transitions. Ellie notes particular experience with abandonment and attachment wounds and family of origin problems.

Ellie trained at the graduate level, earning a Master of Arts in psychology and is a PsyD candidate in clinical psychology. She brings seven years of clinical experience to her work and uses that background to tailor care to each person’s needs. Her approach is collaborative and focused on practical steps rather than jargon.

In sessions she emphasizes empathy, validation, and respect. She aims to help people feel heard while they learn skills for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and making choices aligned with their values. She describes the therapeutic relationship as a shared journey where the client guides the pace.

Clinically, Ellie draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, client-centered listening, and dialectical behavior strategies. She adapts techniques to what each person needs, including work around identity, body image, codependency, dissociation, and forgiveness.

Her style blends practical skill-building with attention to personal history. Ellie helps people develop tools for day-to-day coping while also addressing deeper patterns that keep them feeling stuck.

Approaches that guide remote work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them while learning simple ways to notice thoughts without getting stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more steady ways of relating to themselves and others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and teaches concrete strategies to shift unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they decide whether to lean more into skills training, exploring attachment history, or value-driven action.

Confirm the session formats before booking so you know what options are currently offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is not needed. It can also let people access support from wherever they live within the therapist's jurisdiction, while keeping appointments easier to schedule around work, caregiving, or other obligations.