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Ellen Walker, LICSW

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationDistrict of Columbia
  • Focus areasADHD, Family, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Ellen

Ellen Walker is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) based in the District of Columbia who offers thoughtful, experienced support for people facing a wide range of life challenges, including ADHD among other concerns.

Background and approach

With three decades of practice in mental health and child welfare settings, she brings steady optimism and a practical, client-focused stance to therapy. Her work blends evidence-based techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing with solution-focused and trauma-informed practices, adapting interventions to each person’s priorities and goals.

Ellen typically meets weekly for 45-minute sessions and emphasizes a collaborative therapeutic relationship built on respect, honesty, and clear communication. She aims to help clients better understand their patterns, manage stress and emotions, and navigate transitions in family, work, and personal life.

Ellen offers multiple ways to connect, preferring video at first to establish rapport but also providing phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences. She accepts international clients and schedules flexibly, with considerable morning and weekend availability.

Her LICSW credential signals longstanding clinical training and experience in the field.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

This practice uses a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients address practical problems and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT involves identifying and modifying thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, or stress, while Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes building on strengths and small, achievable changes to move toward client goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailor a mix of techniques that fit the situation rather than imposing a single method. Clients are invited to offer feedback so sessions evolve in ways that feel useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to connect from different locations. These options allow licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care, support people managing life transitions or ongoing symptoms, and adapt session formats to individual comfort and logistical needs.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does Ellen commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including family and relationship problems, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, stress, addictions, and caregiving challenges.
How would you describe Ellen's therapeutic style?
Ellen uses an eclectic, client-centered approach that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused methods, and trauma-focused techniques to meet individual goals.
What is Ellen's professional background?
She has about 30 years of experience working in mental health and child welfare settings, with extensive experience across couples, family, individual, and child-related issues.
Where is Ellen licensed and what credential does she hold?
She holds a LICSW and practices in the District of Columbia; her credential is listed as DC LICSW LC3000783.
Does she work with non-English or international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available with Ellen?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

District of Columbia

Languages

English

What Ellen can help with

Ellen Walker works with clients on family conflicts, parenting issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

How Ellen approaches therapy

Ellen's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Ellen is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in District of Columbia.