Dr. Emilie Ellis

Category: Blog

  • Does my disability make me less attractive?

    Last week, I wrote about how I accidentally chopped (almost) off the end of my finger. It turns out it’s not healing well, and I will likely lose the end of this finger. I’ve been told to expect that, after my stitches are removed, it is going to scab up (gross)…

  • Why is a disability lens valuable in therapy? 

    I accidentally cut off the end of my left middle finger yesterday and am wearing a massive bandage that makes it difficult to type. As I sit here, worrying about whether this will make me Even More Disabled, I also am moved to thinking about how much I value being…

  • Trauma and Relationship Dynamics

    As a queer couple’s therapist and trauma therapist, I regularly work with people to understand the ways that a person’s early experiences with trauma – like childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and physical abuse – can influence how they show up in adult relationships. While I’m sure that there are as…