Carrie Ellis, LMHC

Carrie Ellis is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, work through trauma and abuse, navigate parenting challenges, and build self-esteem and confidence. Her practice also addresses ADHD, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, family of origin problems, guilt and shame, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and fostering self-love.

Carrie brings a warm, interactive style to therapy and emphasizes respect and compassion in every interaction. She draws from person-centered and attachment-based perspectives while integrating evidence-informed techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness practices, and EMDR. She is adoption-competent and has specific training in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and EMDR.

Therapy with Carrie is collaborative - she works together with each person to create a tailored plan that matches goals and individual needs. She encourages clients to approach change with courage and offers support, encouragement, and steady guidance throughout the process. For those ready to take a first step toward healing and growth, Carrie provides a compassionate professional presence to walk alongside them.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Carrie Ellis

Carrie draws from attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust. This approach helps people and families understand relational dynamics and build healthier bonds, which can be especially relevant for adoption, foster care, and attachment concerns.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which prioritizes empathy, respect, and the individual’s goals. In this approach the therapist provides a supportive, nonjudgmental environment that helps clients discover their own strengths and solutions.

For trauma-related work, Carrie integrates EMDR, a structured method that can help process distressing memories and reduce their hold on daily life. EMDR is often used for post-traumatic stress and other trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Carrie collaborates with each person to determine what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. She guides clients through trying techniques and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access support from home, and choose a format that matches personal needs while working with licensed professionals and therapists.