Ellen Mauldin, LMFT
Compassionate therapist guiding life and relationship change
Details
| Name | Ellen Mauldin |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Ellen
Ellen Mauldin is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings 26 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, and life transitions. Ellen is known for working with concerns that include parenting challenges, addiction, mood disorders, and issues around identity and intimacy.
Her background includes work related to complex trauma, high-conflict separation, and supporting people connected to autism and other special needs.
Background and approach
She also has experience with practical matters that affect family life, such as divorce and blended-family concerns. Her approach is rooted in listening first, then building a plan that matches each person's situation. In sessions she uses narrative ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people tell their story and make changes that matter.
Attachment-based and client-centered methods also shape how she works, keeping the focus on relationships and the person's own goals. Ellen aims for clear, usable steps people can apply between appointments. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
She helps people identify values, notice patterns that cause pain, and try new ways of responding. She also supports practical problem solving for parenting, career stress, and coping with illness or grief. People who choose her can expect a mix of talking, reflection, and actionable strategies.
The therapist encourages steady progress and adjusts plans as needs change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Ellen works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Ellen among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Ellen directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Ellen directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and values-based work translate online
Many people benefit from Narrative Therapy because it focuses on the stories they tell about their lives. Narrative work helps separate a person from a problem and invites new ways to describe difficult events and patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes values and small actions; it helps people notice what matters and take steps toward that life even when emotions are strong.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level. That may mean mixing narrative practices with ACT or CBT ideas, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life, such as making it easier to schedule around work, reduce travel time, or choose shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can support ongoing reflection, homework between sessions, and steady progress when in-person meetings are difficult to arrange.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Ellen typically address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, addictions, ADHD, eating issues, grief, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She mixes narrative approaches with ACT and CBT ideas to help people tell their story and try practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience working with individuals facing complex trauma, high-conflict separation, and special-needs family situations.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also works with international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
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