Mattison L. Ellis is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include ADD and ADHD, Addiction, Anger Management, Codependency, Coping Skills, Dual Diagnosis, Family Conflict, Parenting, Relationship Issues, and Self Esteem. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Life is a beautiful journey but it’s path is undeniably filled with “pitfalls” that can ensnare us, imprison us, and rob us of hope. My goal is to come alongside you when you feel “stuck,” and help you find the key that unlocks the door to freedom. As we walk together my goal is to help you discover hope again as you find relief from painful emotional wounds and break free from unhelpful thought patterns and false core beliefs. You will also learn practical ways to control thoughts, urges, and emotions keeping you stuck in unwanted, destructive behavior patterns. The Swiss psychiatrist, Dr. Carl Jung, said “Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.” I believe that it is our unhealthy attempts to cope with pain by consciously, and unconsciously, finding ways to avoid it that keep us locked in our neurotic prisons of depression, anxiety, and addiction. Suppressing and avoiding your emotional pain teases you by providing a temporary escape, but in the long term it keeps yo