- Anxiety management
- Attachment work
- Eating disorder recovery
About Ellen
Ellen Mauldin is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties. Ellen also addresses parenting stress, eating disorder recovery, ADHD, and issues that show up during major life changes.
She uses several practical therapy methods to help people manage day-to-day problems. Sessions often include talking through reactions, learning simple skills to manage emotions, and making clearer decisions about relationships and work. Ellen draws on methods that focus on thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and attachment patterns to guide the work.
Her background includes work in family courts and in roles that intersect with legal processes, which informs how she thinks about high-conflict relationships and complicated family situations. That experience shapes how she supports people dealing with separation, custody-related stress, and blended family dynamics.
In sessions she pays attention to patterns that come from early relationships and from stressful events. The work can involve building new ways to communicate, coping strategies for anxiety or anger, and steps toward recovery from abuse or trauma. She also supports those managing chronic illness or caregiver strain.
People who reach out are usually looking for straightforward help with practical problems. The first meetings focus on identifying pressing concerns and practical next steps. From there she and the client decide on goals and techniques to try.
Approaches used in online sessions and what to expect
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choosing actions that match your values. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and feeling stuck during life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce distress. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and managing day-to-day symptoms.
Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust. It helps people who struggle with intimacy, abandonment fears, or repeating difficult relationship dynamics.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Together they choose methods and adjust them as progress unfolds, keeping the process collaborative.
Confirm the session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from different locations without traveling. Therapists and licensed professionals will also adapt exercises so they work over distance, such as using simple home-based practices, worksheets, and skill rehearsals that suit a client’s day-to-day life.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, parenting strain, eating disorder recovery, ADHD, and other life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She combines practical skill teaching with conversations about relationship patterns and emotions. Methods include cognitive and acceptance-based strategies and attachment-focused work.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 26 years of clinical experience in California.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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