Rev. Ellen Schipul, LPC

Rev. Ellen Schipul is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who blends talk therapy with attention to thoughts, body responses, and spiritual meaning. She listens with an open mind and brings practical tools to help people find steadier ground during stressful times. Her approach aims to help people notice patterns, feel more grounded, and make clearer choices.

She draws on nearly two decades of counseling experience and 18 years as an ordained interfaith minister. That background shapes a view of healing that links the mind, body, and spirit. Clinically she uses client-centered methods alongside approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused work, and somatic techniques to address both feelings and behavior.

In sessions she helps people talk through anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and caregiving stress. She also addresses concerns like ADHD, bipolar mood difficulties, abandonment, and issues that come up around divorce or blended families. Aging and geriatric issues are listed among her additional focus areas for clients dealing with life stage transitions and eldercare concerns.

Her pastoral counseling perspective allows clients to bring spiritual beliefs into therapy when they wish. Practical skills may include grounding exercises, thought-work to shift unhelpful patterns, and short solution-focused plans to try between sessions. The work balances feeling-based awareness with clear actions.

People who choose her often want a thoughtful, calm listener with a wide toolbox. She encourages collaboration on goals and tailors techniques to each person’s needs and life situation.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. Sessions center the person's experience and priorities so goals come from what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people spot thought patterns that fuel anxiety or depression and then try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to manage stress and stay present.

Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods feel most useful based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning may include trying short experiments or homework between appointments to see what helps.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing meetings during breaks or from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins or phone-based conversations when that better suits the day. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and mindful practices for remote work so clients can continue progress without major schedule disruption.