Introducing Ellen!
I knew from the first time we talked that Ellen is an excellent listener, a thoughtful responder, and a smart advocate. She began seeing clients with Lynn Zakeri LCSW Clinical Services, PLLC in 2021, and I am so grateful she chose to join me.
Ellen is shaped by her experience in public schools and institutional settings that include her receiving additional certifications in alcohol and other substance dependence. She sees clients from a holistic perspective to frame their individualized treatment. Along with a client’s age and roles, she integrates the client’s lifestyle, attachement styles, culture, relational patterns and trauma history into her therapeutic process. She also implements executive functioning as needed.
Ellen works with all client systems: Individuals across the lifespan, as well as their families when appropriate. Her immense couples experience as well as family work adds to her incredible repertoire of specialties. Ellen also works with school and university special services departments to advocate for a student’s need for accommodations.
Aside from IL, she’s licensed in Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Michigan (MI), Indiana (IN), Missouri (MO), Arizona (AZ), and Utah (UT) (WI pending). She sees clients in person, virtually, and in hybrid patterns to accommodate their needs. Ellen coordinates with a client’s other providers, building a support system or “team”, so that clients can have a foundation of collaborative care.
She creates a supportive dialogue to build an enduring rapport; she counsels with a conversational tone. Ellen uses frameworks such as cognitive-behavior and dialectical behavior, often with overlapping techniques. Some of these include teaming with the client to rescript their narrative, uncovering core beliefs that block their progress, and homework as appropriate. She supports the client as they reinterpret those beliefs at their own pace, creating their new, authentic strength-based self-image. Her clients also feel safe enough to identify their own challenges…because we can always become better versions of ourselves.
Ellen is my go-to when I have questions or when I need a compassionate ear. She knows what to say, and she helps me take a step forward.
If you want to inquire about her openings and schedule with Ellen, I will introduce you right away: Simply send me an email at [email protected]
Thank you as always, for your trust in me.
Lynn
Lynn Zakeri LCSW Clinical Services, PLLC
Posted Previously: Announcing!
You would probably strongly agree that therapy should not add additional stress to your life. That is why I have struggled over the years having to ask clients to juggle times, work around my openings, and even to find other therapists. I recently began the process of trying to find therapists who complement my practice, who are intuitive and smart, and who I would trust if I were looking for a therapist.
I got so lucky. I found some really special people that I now get to call my associates (independent contractors). If you want to learn more aboutEllen, or David, you can simply click their name or find them in my blog posts with announcements about their style and experience. If you want to inquire about their openings and schedule with them, I will introduce you right away, simply send me an email at[email protected]
