- Collaborative goal setting
- Values-based work
- Down-to-earth style
About Ellen
Ellen Dinsmore is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and life changes. She mentions work related to adoption and foster care among other focuses. Ellen brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions and aims to make the first step feel manageable.
Ellen uses a collaborative style. She works together with each person to set goals and find practical steps forward. Conversations are meant to be direct and grounded, with real-world strategies rather than jargon. She emphasizes honesty, respect, and a nonjudgmental attitude in the therapy room.
Clients can expect a focus on everyday coping skills and strategies to handle hard moments. Ellen draws on methods like cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and motivational techniques to support change. She also integrates acceptance-oriented ideas to help people live in line with their values even when symptoms persist.
Her background includes 15 years of professional experience as a Minnesota LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. That experience includes work with mood and personality concerns, trauma and grief, ADHD, and issues connected to substance use and addiction.
Ellen aims to help people find clearer direction and more satisfaction in daily life. She encourages practical problem solving, values-based choices, and steady progress rather than quick fixes. If you want a down-to-earth therapist who listens and helps design attainable steps, Ellen offers that collaborative approach.
How her approaches fit online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts and feelings show up. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and living with ongoing challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns and manage mood or anxiety symptoms.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Ellen will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and daily life. That discussion shapes which exercises and tools are emphasized during sessions.
The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy days. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, and let people use mindfulness or behavioral exercises from their usual surroundings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to work well in remote sessions when those formats are offered.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Ellen address?
Ellen supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, relationship strain, ADHD, and related issues. She also lists adoption and foster care among her additional focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a collaborative, down-to-earth way that focuses on practical steps. Sessions aim to set clear goals and use straightforward strategies rather than clinical jargon.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of professional experience and emphasizes authenticity and respect in her work. Her experience includes work with trauma, mood disorders, addiction, and related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a MN LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Minnesota.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options with the service before booking to know which formats are offered.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.