Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Ellen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ellen
Ellen Mauldin is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 26 years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with trauma, anxiety, eating disorder recovery, and relationship concerns. Ellen’s background includes work related to high-conflict situations and complicated family dynamics, and she also engages in forensic consultation and court-related roles.
Ellen focuses on practical steps that help people find more steady ground. She listens for patterns that keep a problem going and helps clients try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a steady pace and aim to build skills people can use between meetings. Her approach draws on evidence-based methods that address thoughts, emotions, and behavior. She uses techniques to help people clarify values, manage strong emotions, and repair attachment ruptures.
These methods are chosen to match each person’s needs rather than following a single fixed plan. Ellen’s work also attends to challenges like grief, addiction, anger, parenting stress, ADHD, chronic illness, and career transitions. She supports people navigating separation, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiving burdens.
Her experience includes helping those affected by trauma from disasters or interpersonal abuse. People who come to Ellen can expect a collaborative process. She helps clients set goals, practice new skills, and track progress over time.
To start, prospective clients follow the site’s matching steps and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Ellen works with
Everything Ellen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ellen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ellen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Ellen’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing new ways of responding; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and anger regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationship patterns formed early on affect current reactions and connection with others and can help with intimacy issues and trauma-related struggles.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Ellen will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking so you know what options are currently offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use tools such as worksheets and skill-practice between sessions to reinforce progress.
Questions people ask about Ellen
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Ellen supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and trauma. She also works with concerns like eating disorder recovery, addictions, and relationship issues.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style mixes practical skill-building with attention to feelings and relationships. She uses structured tools and open conversation to help people change unhelpful patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She has 26 years of clinical experience and has worked in forensic roles related to family and civil matters. Her practice includes work with trauma, high-conflict situations, and special-needs parenting topics.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Ellen accepts clients from other countries where applicable.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the available session formats before booking so you know whether online, phone, or in-person options apply.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.