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Ellen Ronka, LCMHC

Licensed Practitioner

Ellen Ronka, LCMHC

About Ellen

Chronic To Cured · Portsmouth

Additional locations

Telehealth / Worldwide for group program & consultations
AZ and FL for psychotherapy (in addition to NH)

Daily Support Tailored to Your Needs

Because suffering with chronic health problems is a daily struggle, I believe that access to daily support makes a huge difference in recovery. To that end, I offer Chronic To Cured, an intensive mentorship-style approach to healing that facilitates the quickest possible relief from neuroplastic symptoms through access to substantive daily support directly from me.

I provide specific instruction on how to apply Pain Reprocessing Therapy and other mindbody healing tools to your unique situation, but more importantly, I help you discover the often hard-to-find root causes of why you developed chronic symptoms to begin with. I provide comprehensive teaching on the interplay between complex, interrelated factors that help to create mindbody symptoms in a systematic, organized way, and then I give you very specific, tailored guidance on how to address them.

Psychodynamic Approach Grounded in Attachment Theory, a Respect for the Power of the Unconscious, & the Role of Resistance in Recovery

Because of my training as a psychotherapist, my approach has been particularly helpful for those who are currently using Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and the mindbody healing model, but have still haven’t experienced complete resolution of symptoms. I comprehensively address the developmental factors that set you up with a tendency toward the behavioral patterns that fuel neuroplastic symptoms. I am particularly astute at unearthing the unconscious factors that fuel resistance and keep you stuck even when using PRT, EAET, and nervous system regulation tools diligently.

Support & Belonging Through Small Group Participation Combined with Self-Paced Learning

In addition to daily support directly from me, you will be a part of a small community of others who are struggling with similar symptoms and applying my approach laid out in my comprehensive content online. You’ll feel less isolated and alone. Covered topics include:

  • the basics of pain science, neuroplasticity, and principles of brain training;
  • techniques for processing emotions, including the use of energy psychology modalities;
  • how to address the shame that underlies and fosters neuroplastic symptoms;
  • psychodynamic patterns in childhood that set you up for symptoms;
  • strategies for changing negative cognitive and emotional patterns;
  • various methods for soothing the nervous system;
  • insights into the symbolism that is embedded in many symptoms that can serve as pointers to lifestyle adjustments that need to be made.

About Me: My Recovery, Training, & Specialties

I suffered for 25 years with various symptoms before I found the evidence-based mindbody model for healing neuroplastic symptoms, so I am passionate about helping others avoid the same detours and setbacks I experienced.

I am deeply empathic, and draw on my intuitive skills honed while learning energy healing methods when working with clients. I have been practicing as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (#665) since 2003 and love to work with complex cases. I see individuals and couples in my private psychotherapy practice.

I have particular expertise in treating dissociative disorders and trauma, using Energy Psychology methods to resolve all forms of anxiety, as well as compulsive thoughts and behaviors.

My work is informed by Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems Theory, and my longstanding personal study and practice of mindfulness. I specialize in integrating spirituality into the work (when desired by the client) and I am particularly skilled in helping clients resolve the shame-based thinking that undergirds and promotes neuroplastic symptoms.

Note: All services are virtual and available worldwide.