Ellen Markey , LPC

Ellen Markey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with three years of clinical experience, working with adults aged 18 and older. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career and workplace concerns, relationship and family issues, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, and a wide range of life changes that can affect daily functioning and well-being.

Her practice often centers on supporting adults who face unexpected physical illnesses or injuries and the emotional challenges that follow. Ellen helps clients process grief, mood changes, anxiety, and anger through empathetic, attentive listening and individualized care that recognizes everyone responds differently to life events.

Ellen uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental environment and applies Motivational Interviewing to help clients identify goals and strengthen personal motivation for change. These approaches are combined to promote acceptance, practical coping strategies, and steps toward meaningful adjustment.

She is experienced addressing adjustment challenges related to relationships, job or career transitions, household changes, and relocation, and she also supports concerns such as caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, isolation, and aging-related issues. Her practice is aimed at helping adults find workable paths forward and build resilience in the face of ongoing life changes.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Ellen Markey draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to guide online sessions in a way that honors each person's experience. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and respect for the client as the expert on their own life; it is helpful for people coping with grief, adjustment to change, relationship difficulties, and emotional distress. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people resolve uncertainty and strengthen their own reasons for making change, which can be especially useful for addiction, health behavior shifts, and readiness for career or lifestyle changes.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Ellen works with clients to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, and then tailors techniques so the work feels manageable and relevant. Clients and therapist adjust strategies together as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to continue care when mobility, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic distance would otherwise be barriers. These formats support consistent access to licensed professionals and allow therapy to be integrated into everyday life with greater convenience and continuity.