Ellen Shewmaker

I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who believes therapy should feel like a place where you can be fully human—not judged, analyzed, or expected to have the right answers. I became a therapist because I’ve always been drawn to the stories behind people’s struggles: the experiences that shape us, the patterns we develop to protect ourselves, and the ways we can become disconnected from who we really are. I believe people are more than their symptoms, their hardest seasons, or the things they wish they could change.

My approach is warm, collaborative, and individualized. I draw from evidence-based approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, parts-informed work, and other creative approaches based on what each person needs.

The first appointment is an intake session. I get to know you're background, your story, but more importantly, we get to start developing a healthy therapeutic rapport. The client-therapist dynamic is a critical component of healing. We will start building trust, rapport, and working on what we need to right away!