Ellen Daniels, LCSW
Indiana · 28 years in practice
Ellen Daniels is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with 28 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Indiana
- 34004936A · expires April 2028
- NPI
- 1891787867 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ellen
Ellen Daniels is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with 28 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, grief, trauma, and depression. Ellen aims to make the first step easier by offering steady support and a nonjudgmental space to talk.
Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical steps to manage symptoms and on understanding deeper patterns that affect daily life. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals and small, manageable changes.
Background and approach
Ellen draws on Jungian ideas to look at symbols, dreams, and life stories when helpful. She also uses client-centered methods to prioritize the person’s own experience, and cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness skills are added when people want tools to calm the body and focus attention.
Existential questions about meaning and life purpose are addressed when they come up. Together, these approaches help people tackle both immediate problems and longer-term concerns. Practical issues like coping with caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, codependency, and addiction are commonly discussed in sessions.
Ellen also supports people working through abandonment wounds, guilt, shame, and life transitions such as separation or changes in fatherhood roles.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ellen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Ellen names
- Jungian Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Jungian Therapy pays attention to stories, symbols, and dreams to help people make sense of recurring patterns in their lives; online sessions can be used to reflect on these themes and unpack personal meaning. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s lead and offering empathic listening so individuals feel heard and understood during video, phone, or text conversations. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and those exercises can be assigned and reviewed between online meetings.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ellen will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying a few methods and adjusting as progress is made, with decisions guided by what the person finds most helpful.
Online formats offer practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and work more deeply when time allows. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, and steady contact between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a weekday break, a commute pause, or a home routine.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Ellen help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression, plus related issues like codependency, chronic illness stress, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is person-focused and down-to-earth. She combines listening with practical steps so people leave sessions with specific things to try.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LCSW license in Indiana and conducts therapy from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy?
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?
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