Rev. Ellen Schipul, LPC

Rev. Ellen Schipul is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of experience. She blends practical therapy methods with attention to thoughts, body sensations, and a person’s spiritual life. Her approach aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, caregiving strain, and life changes such as midlife transitions.

She uses client-centered techniques that put each person’s priorities first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new patterns. Mindfulness and somatic practices help people notice how emotions show up in the body and learn simple ways to respond differently.

Her background includes work as an ordained interfaith minister and pastoral counselor, which she brings into sessions only when clients want to include spiritual or meaning-centered material. That experience has informed a flexible, respectful way of talking about values, forgiveness, and life purpose.

Sessions often focus on concrete skills. People learn breathing and grounding practices, thought-challenging techniques, and small behavior changes that make daily life easier. She also supports those processing trauma and abuse, caregiving burnout, and attachment or family of origin concerns.

Clients who prefer a practical, compassionate style will find straightforward guidance and a range of tools to try. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an appointment based on the therapist’s availability.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and preferences, with the therapist listening carefully and reflecting what matters to the client. This helps people set small, manageable steps when they feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches simple exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and short practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods make the most sense for their goals, needs, and daily life. That might mean trying brief CBT exercises one week and somatic grounding the next, then adjusting based on what helps.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. It also enables continuity for people who live far from Pennsylvania or who need to coordinate sessions with caregiving or work commitments.