Ellen is the owner and director of Four Directions Counseling & Recovery Center. She is an addictions specialist who has worked in the mental health field for 30 years and provides counseling in various areas including addictions, sexual issues, trauma, childhood abuse, intimacy and attachment, and relationships. Her goal is to assist people in addressing past trauma and creating the lives and connections they long for. In addition to counseling, Ellen provides training related to behavioral addictions and trauma treatment as well as supervision for substance abuse and mental health counselors. As a lifelong lover of learning and culture, she is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in Human Behavior, completing research in Nepal related to trauma experiences among indigenous populations in underdeveloped countries. When not engaging in her passion for travel, Ellen resides in North Carolina near her daughter and grandson, Cherish and Xander.