Personal Statement

I have been providing psychotherapy to a variety of clients in the Bay Area for over five years with my private practice in Albany, California. I specialize in trauma, early childhood mental health, mood disorders, issues with attachment, and child-parent therapy. Working with clients as young as infants to adults, I work as a supportive aid to my clients, creating an individualized plan to meet their goals.

Using a variety of approaches, I offer clients psychodynamic, relational, family systems, and cognitive behavioral therapies. Together, we can come up with a solution-based plan to meet any challenge you may face. Modalities of therapy I may implement include play therapy, art therapy, talk therapy, mindfulness, and a combination of a few or many.

My job is to help you identify the strengths that enable you to grow beyond your challenges. I provide services in English and Spanish.

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Client Focus (Age)

  • Toddlers/Preschoolers (0 to 6)
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)

Therapy Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Child or Adolescent
  • Coping Skills
  • Panic Attacks
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD

Treatment Orientation

  • Art Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic

Modality

  • Individuals

Years in Practice

10+ years

Services Fee

  • Therapy Session $140

Payments Accepted

Cash, Check, Paypal

Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) 22273 CA 2004

Education

School Degree Major Year
Smith College School for Social Work MSWSocial Work2000
Haverford College BACreative Writing1990

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Office Address


Ellen S. Ayres, LCSW

Ellen S. Ayres, LCSW

1505 Solano Avenue

Albany, California 94706

Hours Of Operation

Monday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Thursday Closed
Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM
Sunday Closed
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