Works with
How Ella works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- PA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 36
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ella
Dr. Ella Ray uses a collaborative, client-centered approach to support people coping with anger and related concerns. She is a Pennsylvania psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and 36 years of experience.
Her manner is warm and direct, and she focuses on building the strengths that already exist in each person. In sessions she combines cognitive techniques with mindfulness exercises. That means talking through unhelpful thoughts and practicing simple attention and breathing skills.
Background and approach
Those methods are often useful for stress, anxiety, sleep trouble, low self-esteem, and anger that feels hard to control. She has extensive experience with depression and trauma, including race-based trauma. She also helps people who struggle with procrastination, impostor feelings, and career blocks.
Multicultural concerns and diversity inform her work, and she treats each person as an individual rather than assuming things based on appearance. Dr. Ray asks clients to complete basic intake information before the first appointment, including identification and emergency contact details, as required by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology.
She explains that this process helps keep administrative matters clear so therapy can focus on goals. Her style blends respect, warmth, and a bit of humor. She encourages questions about suggested techniques and invites clients to speak up if an approach does not feel right.
Her aim is to help people feel more effective and empowered when facing life changes and relationship stress.
What Ella works with
Everything Ella lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ella's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ella lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Dr. Ray commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online formats. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people identify their own goals so sessions feel collaborative and respectful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves noticing and testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood.She also integrates mindfulness practices into video and phone sessions, teaching simple attention and breathing exercises that can be practiced between meetings. Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress and feedback guide the work.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let you work face-to-face when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short check-in during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging provide a way to keep momentum between appointments or to share brief updates without scheduling a call. These options aim to make consistent work on goals more flexible and easier to maintain.
Questions people ask about Ella
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, grief, relationship problems, sleep trouble, and career or identity concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, mixing cognitive techniques with mindfulness so people learn to notice thoughts and respond differently.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 36 years of experience as a practicing psychologist, including extended work with depression and trauma-related issues.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She is a Pennsylvania psychologist licensed as PA Psychologist PS005318L and practices in Pennsylvania.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.