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Therapy for women who care deeply & overthink … everything

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Who absorb everyone else’s feelings like a human emotional sponge and feel it in their body as tension, exhaustion, and never-ending what-ifs.

Sound like your flavor of late night anxiety?

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    Anxiety That Shows Up in Your Body

    The tight chest, lump in your throat, and constant knot in your stomach.

    Even when nothing “big” is happening, your nervous system feels like it’s on high alert.

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    That Nagging “Did I Say the Wrong Thing?” Feeling

    You walk away from a conversation and immediately start the replay.

    Did your tone sound weird? Did they pause too long before answering? Maybe they’re mad… Maybe you overshared…

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    Being Sensitive in a World That Feels Like Too Much

    You notice eeeverything: the shift in someone’s expression, the tone of a text, the energy in a room.

    You care deeply, which is part of what makes you you, but it can also leave you feeling overstimulated, emotionally raw, and constantly “on.”

How bout moving towards a quieter mind?

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    Carrying less of everyone else's feelings

    You can care without becoming everyone’s emotional sponge.

  • Woman sitting cross-legged on a bed, wearing a pink sweatshirt and jeans, with a smartphone on the bed beside her.

    Feeling less hijacked by anxiety

    Even the 3 am kind with the racing thoughts and tight chest

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    Showing up with more confidence

    Without replaying every convo for days (or years) afterwards.

you deserve a solid gameplan
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I’ll give you practical tools, gentle insights and a cozy place to untangle your anxious thoughts.

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So you can stop absorbing everyone else’s feelings, spiral less over what people think, and finally feel comfier in your own skin.

The Right Fit Matters- What Folks have Shared About My Style

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    "Great Sense of Humor"

    Ellie is wise, compassionate, and has one of the greatest senses of humor I've ever known, which lends much needed perspective and grace to even the most difficult situations. Highly recommend!

    -Jeff Brunell, LCSW-C

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    “Kind & Gentle.”

    Ellie is a kind and gentle human being and therapist! You will feel heard and cared for by her.

    -Rachel Zubek, LCSW-C

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    "Deeply Knowledgable"

    Not only is Ellie deeply knowledgable about how to treat anxiety with mindfulness and compassion, she embodies these qualities.

    She has great integrity, and is unfailingly kind, warm, curious and preceptive. If you talk with her, you will know just what I mean.

    -Lida Bates, LCSW-C

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    "Authentic"

    Ellie is committed to reflection, personal growth, learning and connecting authentically with others, all of which facilitate her practice as a therapist.

    -Liza Krohn, LCSW-C

Here’s how we can team up togeths.

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  • Fill out the contact form and I’ll follow up to set up a free 15 min call-just a quick chat to see if we’re a good fit. No prep work required!

    Buuuut if you mentally rehearse what to say beforehand, you’re in good company 😊

  • If it feels right, we’ll find a weekly time that works. We go slow, build trust, and work together to tuntangle the stuff that’s been make life feel heavier than it needs to.

  • Therapy is only 50 mins out of your week. I want to make sure that it’s applicable to your daily life. Sessions will be a mix of talk therapy, along with practical tools to make the hard stuff feel less terrifying-

    so you can worry less and stop absorbing everyone else’s feelings.

Ellie Miller, LCSW-C

I help sensitive, anxious women who feel like the therapist in every room.

Over the past decade, I’ve studied, practiced, and taught mindfulness based tools for anxiety, emotional regulation and resilience-practical strategies that actually help when your thoughts won’t shut up and your chest feels like a fist.

I do this work bc I know how exhausting it is to feel and overthink everything.

Therapy with me is gently paced and filled with practical tools that you can actually use when things feel overwhelming. 

therapy for the deeply feeling / mildly spiraling, helper

Ready to quiet the overthinking & feel comfier in your skin?

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