Dr. Ashli Ellis is a licensed clinical psychologist and supervisor who brings warmth, compassion, and curiosity to the therapeutic process. She understands that beginning therapy can feel difficult and often comes during periods of pain or uncertainty, and she strives to create a safe, collaborative space where clients feel supported in healing and growth. Dr. Ellis considers it an honor to walk alongside clients as they deepen self-understanding and move toward meaningful chang

Dr. Ellis works primarily with clients who have a history of complex trauma and are experiencing depression, anxiety, chronic or complex PTSD, relationship challenges, and family conflict.

Using an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approach, she helps clients better understand the internal “parts” of themselves that shape symptoms, experiences, and patterns of behavior. She approaches these parts without judgment, believing they developed with protective intentions, and supports clients in exploring them with compassion and curiosity.

Outside of work, Dr. Ellis enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is the proud mom of two young children. She loves reading, crafting, being in nature, shopping, and cheering on Wisconsin sports teams, especially the Green Bay Packers and University of Wisconsin Badgers. She provides therapy in English.

Dr. Ashli Ellis is a licensed clinical psychologist who believes each person has the ability and strength needed to heal. She works primarily with teens and young adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, complex trauma, life transitions, maladaptive or inappropriate behaviors, relationship issues, and family conflict. To address a client’s concerns, Dr. Ellis focuses on building a trusting, collaborative relationship to promote self-exploration and to gain a shared understanding of past patterns, experiences, and beliefs. Her goal is to help clients increase self-compassion, curiosity, and self-awareness to create change and growth in the future. She combines psychodynamic theory and motivational interviewing into an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approach while incorporating other necessary modalities and techniques on an individualized basis.

Dr. Ellis completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and her master’s in marriage and family therapy and doctoral degree in applied clinical psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles. She gained most of her supervised experience working with a diverse population of at-risk youth and their families who had extensive trauma histories. Most recently, she worked with students from UC Davis at Acacia Counseling and Wellness. Dr. Ellis is excited to embark on her next venture supervising students and seeing clients with the Vantage Point team.

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