Ellie Tripp PsyD, LP

she/they

Hello and welcome! I know finding a therapist can feel daunting, so I hope to provide a sense of who I am, how I work, and what you can expect so it will feel like less of a guessing game. 

My therapy style is relational and somatic. I work best with people who want to deepen their relationship with themselves so that they can show up better in the world, trust themselves more fully, and let go of guilt and toxic shame. They want to learn to stay with their emotions so that they can be more grounded and present. So many people I work with say that life looks good on paper – they followed all the rules, did everything “right,” and tried to make everyone else happy. But now they wake up feeling anxious, empty, and like there could be more to life than this!

As your therapist, my hope is to provide a spot for you to land each week where you don’t have to be “on,” where you can exhale and let your worries out without fear of judgment or retribution. If you feel scared of slowing down with your emotions, we get to work together to increase your capacity for sitting with them and get curious about what they might be trying to tell you. And while you may be used to a harsh inner critic or persistent self-doubt, I will gently challenge that voice to bring in a more compassionate tone.

The Technical Stuff

I earned my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Wright State University’s School of Professional Psychology, and I am dually licensed in Minnesota (LP7022) and Michigan (#6301018979). My work is grounded in psychodynamic, feminist, and interpersonal process theories, and I am a Level 1 Sensorimotor practitioner. I have my 200-hour yoga and meditation teacher certification with a particular affinity for teaching loving-kindness meditation, inner child healing for LGBTQ+ people, and meditation basics to newbies and skeptics.