Ellen Codere , LMSW

Ellen Codere is a licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. She supports adults facing life changes, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Ellen also works with concerns such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, and eating or sleeping problems. Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. She listens, asks straightforward questions, and helps clients try new ways of coping between meetings. Ellen draws on several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts. She brings in acceptance and mindfulness tools to reduce struggle with difficult feelings. Emotionally focused ideas help when relationship patterns and attachment show up. Over three decades in Michigan practice, Ellen has worked with people across many life stages and situations. That experience informs how she helps with chronic stress, caregiver strain, and the fallout of trauma and abuse. She aims to make therapy useful from the first session. People who value a collaborative, practical approach tend to do well in her work. Ellen helps clients build routines, communication skills, and coping plans that fit their real lives. The focus is on small, steady changes that add up to better day-to-day functioning.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going, helping with stress, mood, and sleep issues. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports people in recognizing relationship and attachment patterns and learning new ways to connect and communicate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible and flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for short check-ins, frequent support, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and different routines.