Dr Ellen Honsa

Dr. Honsa (She/Her) is a clinical psychologist whose history includes providing services within community mental health, hospitals, and more specialized settings (e.g., trauma centers, reunification services, schools). Neurodivergence is a topic that Dr. Honsa highly focuses on, including ADHD, Autism, and learning disorders. However, she also works with a diverse set of individuals and has extensive experience treating anxiety, depression, trauma, reunification, low self-esteem, relationship conflicts, family issues, chronic pain, medical management, healthy lifestyle changes, inattention, grief, anger/oppositionality, and many other presenting problems.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Psychology - North Dakota State University
Doctor of Psychology, PsyD, Clinical Psychology - Nova Southeastern University

Areas of Expertise

Attachment
Neurodivergence
Family dynamics
Relationships
Trauma

Modalities Used

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness

Affiliations

American Psychological Association (APA)

Research & Publications

Woods, R., Johnson, K., Honsa, E., Westrom, S., & Lammers, S. (2020). Infants Distinguish and Represent Pattern as an Object Feature From Externally Generated Patterns Superimposed on Real, 3-Dimensional Objects' Surfaces. Infancy: The International Society of Infant Studies, 26 (1), 63-83