Ellen Markey, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Ellen

Ellen Markey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who supports adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses concerns such as self-esteem, career questions, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Ellen offers direct, steady listening to help people name what’s hard and find workable next steps.

Her style is practical and client-focused. She listens first, then uses techniques that people can try between sessions.

Background and approach

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change. Client-centered methods keep the conversation grounded in each person’s values and goals. Ellen’s background includes a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and three years practicing as an LPC.

That training shaped a focus on life changes tied to illness, injury, and caregiving challenges. She draws on this experience when people face grief, chronic health stress, or the practical fallout of new limitations. Sessions often look like open, empathetic conversation with clear steps to try at home.

She helps people adjust after moves, job shifts, or major life events and supports navigation of workplace stress and isolation. Ellen is also familiar with issues related to aging, caregiver stress, chronic pain and disability, and seasonal mood changes. Conversations are tailored to each person’s pace and priorities.

Ellen aims to help clients accept what they cannot change, build coping skills, and make changes they choose.

How Ellen’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building sessions around what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist reflects back concerns, asks about priorities, and supports each person’s own goals. It is useful for people who want to explore feelings, improve coping, and make decisions at their own pace.

Motivational Interviewing is a conversational way to resolve mixed feelings about change. The therapist asks open questions, highlights strengths, and helps people weigh options so they can move toward changes they choose. This approach is especially helpful for habits, career moves, or when someone feels stuck.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellen will talk with each person about their situation, goals, and preferences, and together they choose methods that fit. That collaborative process helps shape what happens in online sessions and what tasks are tried between meetings.

Online therapy with video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video and phone let people have real-time conversations, while chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins and written reflection. These options offer flexibility for different schedules, energy levels, and communication styles.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ellen address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, career issues, addiction, grief, trauma and a wide range of other life challenges listed on her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a listening-first, client-centered approach and blends in practical techniques to help people make changes they want.

What is Ellen's professional background?

She holds a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and has three years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Where is Ellen licensed to practice?

She is licensed in Texas as an LPC with license number TX LPC 6223 and sees clients located in that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

All sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Ellen?

Choose the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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