“I came to Dr. Ellen Forman at a time in my life that was seemingly irreparable. I was 23, drinking too much, depressed and anxious (and little did I know, ADD), and so utterly at a loss with what to do with myself or my life. I’d had a terrible experience with my first therapist as a preteen, so I was incredibly wary about trying to find another (hence not seeing one again until my early 20’s); but Dr. Forman approached every situation I’ve brought to her in what I can only describe as the marriage of compassion and kaizen—she has a way of disarming my anxieties and breaking things down so that I never once felt overwhelmed or like I couldn’t take the steps she suggested, or like something was “wrong” with me.
As an example of this, I specifically remember one day I was talking to her about several conflicts and quandaries and at the end of our session she recommended a book to read on ADD—I won’t lie, initially I thought it was left field but as I read it, I realized how much this book resonated with me and how I was feeling/had felt for so many years. She found a way to deliver this to me in a non-threatening way that I could digest at my own pace and then gave me some easy tools to help transform my life—she proposed small changes to my diet, the kinds of exercises I did, and to my sleeping habits that I could easily adapt to, and additionally suggested a very low dose of a non-addictive ADD medication (while she doesn’t do any prescribing, I was able to speak to a psychiatrist and get what I needed; the medication she suggested had no negative side effects and doesn’t cause any withdrawal symptoms which is precisely what I wanted, as a person wary of taking medication). That specific experience is one of the foundations for the many radical changes I’ve seen in my life since I began working with Dr. Forman.
Today, there are often times I’ve felt I’ve learned something and I share it because I’m proud of myself for my growth and she will still show me a subtly within that learning of which I’ve grown even more as a person. She consistently challenges my insecurities (and securities!) and pseudo-reminds me that my vulnerability is the beautiful thing that makes me ME, and that is what has made all the difference in my life.” 

-- Lindsey N.

“I started seeing Dr. Ellen Forman when I was at what felt like rock-bottom. I was severely depressed, anxiety ridden, and self-medicating. I had terrible self-esteem and was consistently putting my self-worth in the hands of others. I was beyond lost and needed help. I had had negative experiences with past therapists as a child and adolescent and was trepidatious to enter therapy again.
Ellen has been kind, caring, compassionate and holds clear and open lines of communication. She has helped me so much in shifting my negative thoughts and becoming more mindful. I have grown immensely in the past four years in my therapy with her. I have developed much better communication skills, am able to better advocate for myself and have tackled my codependency issues. She also helped me through a difficult graduate school program that I’m not sure I would have been as successful in had it not been for her support. She is constantly giving me new reading material to help further support my growth.
She has challenged me, supported me, and does not shy away from the difficult conversations. Most of all, she not only has guided me in how to sit in “the mess” but also how to move through it. She has give me the space to be okay with my vulnerability and to even embrace it. I am so incredibly grateful for the impact Dr. Ellen Forman has had on my life.”

— Kaitlynn C.