Therapist in Lexington, Kentucky Ellen Wieger, Therapist

Ellen Wieger, LCSW, helps individuals and couples in Kentucky navigate emotional challenges with compassion, steadiness, and evidence‑based care. She supports teens, young adults, adults, and seniors, offering a therapeutic space where people can regain clarity, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful change. Whether someone is managing anxiety, working through depression, or rebuilding after a difficult life transition, she brings a grounded, collaborative approach that meets patients where they are.

Ellen is especially passionate about supporting people who have recently been discharged from a psychiatric hospital. She understands the vulnerability, uncertainty, and adjustment that often follow an inpatient stay, and she focuses on helping patients stabilize, reconnect with daily life, and build confidence in their long‑term recovery. Her work emphasizes safety, structure, and empowerment, ensuring that individuals feel supported as they regain momentum.

Her clinical expertise includes treating anxiety, depression, and ADHD, and she frequently works with individuals facing trauma‑related concerns. Ellen also supports LGBTQ+ individuals, those connected to adoption or foster care, and first responders, and she offers additional services beyond these areas. She incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Couples/Marital Counseling, along with other interventions, to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

At LifeStance Health, Ellen provides individual and couples therapy with a warm, direct style that helps patients feel understood while also encouraging growth. She is committed to helping people across Kentucky access high‑quality mental health care that is both practical and deeply supportive.

Outside the therapy room, Ellen enjoys spending time with friends, relaxing by the pool in the summer, and staying active through indoor cycling. She is also a proud cat mom who believes orange cats make the best companions.