About

Hello there, I'm Elle and a licensed therapist in California. Thank you for stopping by my profile page to learn more about me.

My clients describe me as comfortable to talk with, compassionate, and supportive. One of the most important aspects of therapy for me is building trust and connection with you while providing a safe space to help you explore, process, and heal.

One of the go-to approaches is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a proven evidence-based treatment effective at changing harmful thinking patterns and behaviors in a limited number of sessions. I also utilize additional evidence-based treatments (ACT and DBT) and tailor them to your specific challenges to help you improve and achieve the goals you have for therapy.

As your therapist, I’ll develop a practical and structured treatment plan for you to learn tools and strategies that work for you. We will always work collaboratively and everything we do in therapy is discussed and agreed upon. My goal is to help you graduate from therapy feeling confident and with effective strategies to manage your mental health successfully on your own.

I specialize in symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder.

GAD: You worry and overthink about many things and tend to think about worst case scenarios happening to you. One worry can lead to negative thoughts spiraling out of control. You have difficulty controlling the worry and stopping the worrisome thoughts from interfering with your life. You feel on edge, fatigue, irritable, trouble concentrating and sleeping.

Social anxiety: You have fears about saying something stupid or embarrassing and deeply worry others are judging you. You worry they think you’re weird, unlikable, or crazy. You either avoid socializing or feel intense anxiety in social situations and it interferes with your job, relationship, and talking to people.

Major Depressive Disorder: You feel sad, empty, worthless, and tired most of the day, nearly every day. You’ve lost interest to do anything, feel unmotivated, and have persistent negative thoughts. You have trouble concentrating, sleeping, and struggle with indecisiveness.

You may learn more about me at: www.caretherapyonline.com

I look forward to hearing from you,
Elle Lee, LCSW