Ellen M Griffin

When a client comes to me for psychotherapy the first goal is to fully understand the nature of their discontent in the context of a warm, open, nonjudgmental space. We work together to create a vision of what it will look like when the client is feeling more content, and then within the therapeutic relationship move toward change that will realize the client’s vision. I am a combination of warm, supportive, directive, interpretive, and reflective. The therapy may be short term or long term, and may be individual or with significant others (family or partner). In the 20+ years I have worked in private practice I have treated individuals and families with a variety of presenting problems including anxiety, depression, unfulfilling relationships, parenting concerns, identity formation, history of trauma and abuse, autism spectrum concerns, infidelity, and many others.