Ellen uses a strength-based and person-centered approach. Empathy and shared humanity are two of her top values. She seeks to create a non-judgmental space for each client to heal and become their whole selves. As she works to become a Registered Play Therapist, she enjoys bringing creative and playful modalities into therapy, including art and sandtray. 

Ellen is in the Master’s of Social Work program at Wichita State University. She has 13 years of experience working with children and adolescents as a classroom teacher and in sexual assault and exploitation prevention. As a former Kindergarten teacher and as a mom, Ellen believes in the power of play and the ability to heal. She also has experience teaching trauma awareness programs to educators and professionals in the community.

Her ideal clients are children (ages 3+), teens, and adult women. Ellen works with anxiety, depression, grief, school & behavioral concerns and trauma. She also does parenting coaching based on a positive parenting and healthy attachment. 

She is under the supervision of Ragan Snyder-Smith, LCSCW, RPT-S.

Ellen will begin seeing clients in August 2023. To be scheduled, please email [email protected]. 

Cost $35/Hour

**Please note no insurance claims will be filed, no formal diagnosis will be given.**

Office Hours:

Monday afternoon

Weds & Friday Daytime

250 N. Rock Rd Ste 375

Wichita, Kansas 67206