Ellen

Dr Ellen Katz Westrich

Licensed Clinical Psychologists

“I strive to create a challenging, interactive yet supportive space that encourages insight and change. I’m currently working via teletherapy”

About Me

I offer a teletherapy space that is both challenging and supportive, fostering deep insight and lasting change. For those ready to engage, we explore complexities through interactive dialogue. This approach suits clients who value a direct path to understanding underlying patterns. Together, we can unpack what truly matters, guiding your personal growth.

Approach

That balance of challenge and warmth guides how I move through sessions: focused questions, reflective noticing, and occasional gentle experiments help translate insight into everyday choices. Working via teletherapy from New York, I keep sessions brisk and centered, with practical check-ins between meetings when helpful to track patterns around mood, eating, relationships, work and body concerns. Therapy often unfolds as a steady, curious tracking of what keeps you stuck and what lights you up. This style tends to suit clients ready for active collaboration and honest feedback.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Assessment

    A structured evaluation of mental health, cognitive functioning, or emotional well-being used to guide diagnosis and treatment planning.

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • Psychoanalysis

    An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.

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  • Therapy

    Professional treatment for mental health concerns, providing a structured space for insight, emotional processing, and behavioural change.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Elderly

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

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  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Eating Disorders

    A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.

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  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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Professional Title:

  • Licensed Clinical Psychologists

    A psychologist licensed to independently assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Office of the Professions

Psychologist

Qualifications

Derner Institute, Adelphi University

Tufts University

Service Areas

New York City

In-person & Online

New York, New York

United States