

What is therapy really like?
Each and every client we have has one thing in common. At some point, they got up the courage to contact us to set up that first...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


Understanding the types of mental health help
Our clients are rock stars. Oh, not literally (though we are always open to that possibility). But just by making the difficult choice to...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


Adjusting to the new normal: COVID, vaccines, and a virtual ride
Our nation seems to be in a race between getting vaccines in as many of us as possible – the iconic “shots in arms” everyone is talking...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


From clutter to clarity
I love a decorated home but finding the motivation to get the Christmas decorations out was overwhelming for me this year. During the...
Jennie Sheffe, Marriage and Family Therapist


I love online therapy!
Pretty early on in the pandemic, I decided that online therapy – sometimes called telemental health or virtual therapy – was the wave of the
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


Let love prevail
What would our world – our country – look like if we did that? If instead of hate, instead of divisive language, instead of justifications,
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT

Sidelined by life
A bad back is an opportunity to reflect on the ways we can survive - and thrive - when life sends us to the bench.
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


10 marriage lessons (from the past 10 years)
10 ideas to make your marriage shine from a more-than-10-year marriage therapist.
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


Holding all things .... loosely
I want to preface everything I’m about to say by noting that I am the most fortunate of humans. I live in the richest country in the...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT

Marriage 101: Fight fairly
Fighting is an essential part of any relationship. Wait! What did I say? You read right – fighting is often necessary to make marriage...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT