Counselor Ellice

In a world that often feels heavy, there's space for gentle healing and rediscovering your inner light. Watch as I share a bit of my heart in this quick hello—may it feel like a warm embrace from someone who's walked similar paths. If this sparks something, let's connect. You're valued here. 💕

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When a couple shows up consistently to do the hardest work — healing from betrayal, trauma, and abuse — something sacred happens.

With their full permission, I’m sharing the words of one spouse I worked with over the course of three years, alongside their spouse, as they faced not only the pain of infidelity, but the trauma of sexual violence within their family system. Their story is a testimony to what’s possible when people commit to the healing process, one step at a time.

“Ellice has become a big support in life of my wife and I. It feels like we have found an angle when we were in dark. She helps us with everything we have doubts about. I am glad to have found Ellice for my wife and I. Ellice helped us navigate through our issues in most unimaginable way. She noticed our differences and she connected my wife and I on common ground of love and respect. She is the best. Ellice is being very appreciative and thoughtful about our experience sharing process. This is helping us a lot. We are talking every issues wife and I cannot talk about to Ellice. She also gave us homework of thinking through it. She saved our marriage and now helping with deeper issues related with our mental health. We wanted to get different option on our approach to share some details related to trauma with family members. Ellice helped us to think about it from different perspective and helped us with game plan on how and what to share. She helps solve complex issues which requires understanding family dynamics as well. I am 100% satisfied with outcomes. I believe Ellice adopted very well based on the situation of the room. I feel satisfied with Progress.

What worked for me:
1. Doing in person Therapy
2. Intense continued work
3. Ellice’s 100% focus and involvement
4. Knowledge she was providing
5. Simplicity in language
6. Making understand each other's feelings between my wife and I
7. Asking questions to make me observe my feelings to beyond what I recognized
8. Able to provide simplified version to express feelings toward my wife
9. Being patience with my wife and I
10. Being assertive whenever necessary
11. Being very soft during entire session
12. Very attentive. I don't think she misses any information which I appreciate the most.
13. Schedule flexibility she provided.

I did not find anything which wasn't helpful. Everything is perfect and I am glad that I found Ellice.

Ellice is great. She is not just a therapist, she is extremely smart person. She gives great ideas and helps with brainstorming. Also, she educates me during the process about my wife's mental health condition. I did not felt anything is missing.. The way ellice shares the knowledge and future predictions are very helpful. She always very humble when she shares a knowledge. Also, she is also available in difficult situations to help. Her willingness to help is unprecedented. I have never seen someone like her willing to help. She goes above and beyond to help.

Ellice is amazing. I have worked with other therapist, I have not had similar experience.

She is going to be a person that we will never forget and we will be grateful of her for entire life. Thanks for everything you do for us! We can't be here without your help.”

Working with this couple over a few years — both in person and virtually — has been a profound experience. Like many of the patients I work with long term, their progress came through regular care, consistent effort, trust-building, and the willingness to engage difficult, layered issues at their own pace.

We initially met virtually during the pandemic, and transitioned to some in person sessions, before returning to virtual sessions with the ebb and flow of the coronavirus. Since then, I’ve continued to work primarily online — and this journey is a clear reminder that meaningful, lasting change can happen on any platform as long as the professional fit is good for the person(s) and the desired goals.

Most of the patients who reach their goals through therapy, and clients who reach their goals through coaching, tend to stay with the process over a few years. Healing from trauma, betrayal, and relational wounds takes time, and it’s always shaped by the depth of commitment both the professional and the patient (or client) brings to the work.

To this couple — thank you for showing up for yourselves, and for each other. Your courage, honesty, and commitment to doing the work — even when it was hard, inconvenient, and at times overwhelming — will stay with me forever. Thank you for allowing me to walk beside you.

Happy International Friendship Day!

In my work and my life, I have experienced no better friends than the sweet Blessed Trinity and the heavenly host.

In counseling and chaplain spaces, I have listened to stories of immense suffering and pain. When I am shaken by the unjust suffering of children, it blesses me to quietly pray in my heart, for the intercession of Child Jesus. When I sense a dark oppression in a person's life, a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit has kept me grounded in trust--anchored in the Lord Who is unseen, yet very real. When I am heartbroken by the breaking of marriages, families, best friendships, and basic trust in communities-- so often entangled in deep knots--I am consoled by Our Lady, Undoer of knots.

What a friend we have in Jesus. What friends we are given for eternity in the angels and saints.

It is also such a gift-- never to be taken for granted-- to have earthly friends who pray for you, pray with you, and walk beside you in the ministry of healing and growth.

I'm not sure if others can see the reviews on my character, which two good girl friends posted for me on this page. I have asked clients and patients not to post public reviews in order to protect their privacy. Instead, they often write directly to me with permission to share--or simply to be known. These two reviews below, however, come from friends who have encouraged me personally and professionally, and their words mean so much.

Woori, thank you for your encouragement: "It's clear from the get-go that Ellice was made for counseling. She listens earnestly, reflects genuine empathy, and speaks with careful wisdom. You can tell Ellice cares about people. She is passionate about mental health, emotional growth, and personal freedom. She is always open to learning more about YOU, so that she can be a better support for YOU."

Woori's words touch me as a friend I stood beside as maid of honor on her wedding day, and as a colleague whose courage I admire in her work serving children in the system. She continues that care at home, loving and nurturing foster children even off the clock. I admire her deeply--and she makes me a better person by being in my life.

Kristen, thank you for your encouragement: "Ellice has been a good friend of mine for a few years now, and I’ve had the pleasure of knowing her personally and professionally. I’ve witnessed her hard work and dedication to her clients, her community, and friends and family. There is no one more thoughtful or caring than she is. She’s gone above and beyond not only as a friend but as a professional to help create free content to assist people during COVID-19. She’s very well educated and always learning to improve her skills. Her ability to listen and respond thoughtfully makes her a great counselor. I am so honored to know her and there truly isn’t anyone out there like her!"

Kristen's words mean so much to me as friends whose support knows no distance, and as a professional I admire her work in development-- helping others' dreams take root and grow.

On this International Friendship Day, I'm reminded that true friendship--whether divine, human, or both--is one of life's greatest gifts. It's a grace to be seen, supported, prayed for, and encouraged. Whether your friendships are near or far, quiet or loud, eternal or earthly--I hope you feel held by love today.

And if you're someone who stands quietly in the background lifting others up, thank you. You are seen, and you matter more than you know.

Have you ever felt the quiet support of someone praying for you? What did that mean to you?