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Elena Pertgen, LCMHCA, NCC

Meet Elena

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate

Nationally Certified Counselor

Elena is a compassionate and dedicated counselor who believes that healing and growth begin through a genuine, trusting partnership between client and therapist. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with high distinction from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and is both a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and a Nationally Certified Counselor.

Elena provides a safe, supportive space where clients can explore their emotions, relationships, behaviors, and life experiences—past and present. Her goal is to help clients gain insight, build resilience, and create meaningful change in the areas that matter most to them.

Her therapeutic approach is holistic and tailored to each individual, drawing from a variety of evidence-based methods, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), mindfulness practices, and person-centered therapy.

For couples seeking to strengthen their relationship, Elena incorporates the Gottman Method along with other effective, research-backed interventions to foster healthier communication, deeper understanding, and lasting connection.

Specialties & Areas of Focus

  • Complex trauma (adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including physical/sexual/emotional abuse, neglect, domestic violence, attachment issues, and other traumatic events

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Self-esteem, self-image, and shame

  • Developmental and life transitions

  • Spirituality, mindfulness, and wellness

  • Grief and loss

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

  • Polyvagal approach

  • Couples therapy

Ages Served

Adults 18+

Additional Training

  • Practice Self-Regulation: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Health and Well Being

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

  • Ego-State Therapy Interventions to Prepare Dissociative Clients for EMDR

  • The Dance of Attachment: an EMDR Relational Approach

  • Variety of additional EMDR trainings

  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

  • Gottman Method

Languages

  • English

  • Russian

Insurance Accepted

BCBS, Aetna, Medcost

Please note that our practice does not accept Medicaid or Medicare.

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