Ellen Riel, LCPC, LADC, Counselor in Portland, ME

Ellen Riel (She/her)

LCPC, LADC
Accepting Clients

Queer-friendly, somatic-informed, nonjudgmental, real, human therapy

Counselor in Portland, ME

Services

About My Clients

My clients tend to be LGBTQIA+ identified, and working through trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, systemic oppression, relationship/identity changes and attachment trauma.

My Background and Approach

I earned my Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through the University of Southern Maine, where I specialized in treating co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The first several years of my career were spent in community mental health settings, working directly with the substance using population using harm reduction models. Providing accessible, low-barrier care for all was an important principle that lead my work. In 2021 I launched my private practice. While I continue to provide accessible care to all, I have expanded my specialty into a somatic focus. As Prentis Hemphill so wisely says, "When we rely so heavily on our thinking as the sole basis for healing, we miss the resource, the wisdom and the reality of our bodies." I have advanced training in IFS, Polyvagal theory, and generative somatics.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Medicare
  • Optum
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health
  • Maine Community Health Options
  • MaineCare
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 8 years of practice
  • Rate: $140/session

Info

Email Ellen
615 Congress Street
#324
Portland, ME 04101

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