Ellen Riel


Portland, Maine 04101 United States

About

I am here to help reconnect you to your inner voice and remember who you are. I am a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, social-justice oriented therapist. I center collective healing and self-liberation in my work, and I operate from a non-pathological and radically inclusive framework. But before all of that - I am a human. And I know you are too! I lead with authenticity and vulnerability, so you have the space to arrive just as you are. In my practice we’ll do just that: practice relational work together to help you build capacity, experience aliveness, heal, grow, and expand.

The focus of my work is to help people tell, retell, and reframe their stories. My clients tend to identify as LGBTIA+. Somatic-informed therapy is the foundation of how I practice, including IFS and Polyvagal Theory. However, th power of counseling comes from the relationship we build together; collaboration, curiosity and compassion will always come first.

You are always in the driver's seat! I won't pretend to have all the answers and I work hard to help you feel seen and heard, so you can begin to reclaim your story and discover your own answers. Being alive is a scary, exciting, nerve-wracking, embarrassing, wonderful experience. I look forward to being present for part of that with you.

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Qualifications: University of Southern Maine
Academic Suffixes: LCPC, LADC
Expertise: Addiction, Anxiety, Body Positivity, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Grief, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Other, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD

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