Ellen Minier received her education at East Carolina University and the University of South Alabama. She has over a decade of experience working with both children and adults in a hospital setting; as a fully licensed Nurse Practitioner, her work has included medication management, psychiatric evaluations, and follow-up care. Minier is a strong advocate for ending the social stigma surrounding mental health care treatment.
Why did you choose mental health as a career path?
“Mental health care has been my passion since I began nursing as an LPN in 2007. I have pursued mental health as a specialty, working with all age groups while obtaining my advanced degree. I believe mental health is a valuable part of our overall physical health as well.”
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“First visit seeking therapy in almost 20 years. Ellen Minier was extremely nice and gave me some hope that I may be able to trust seeking help and doctor’s again. Thanks Ellen.” ~ A.S.
“Ellen was wonderful! She is very easy to talk to and was supportive. I felt she was attentive to what I was saying and offered suggestions that were appropriate. I was very impressed with her as a clinician.” ~ M.L.
“Inviting and comfortable room, Dr. Minier was wonderfully easy to talk to.” ~ R.M.
“Ellen Minier was just great.. knowledgeable, thoughtful, caring. I have hope for my treatment that I haven’t had in a long while.” ~ A.S.
“Ellen Minier was wonderful with my father. She was easy for him to talk with and I was impressed with how thorough she was while maintaining his dignity and truly listening to his concerns” ~ H.C.
Specialty Areas
- Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adoption Concerns
- Alcohol Use
- Alzheimer's
- Anxiety
- Anger Management
- Autism Spectrum
- Pre-Surgery Evaluation
- Bipolar Disorder
- Head/Brain Trauma
- Bullying
- Child Abuse
- Cognitive Disorder
- Dementia
- Depression
- Developmental Disability
- Disability Claims
- Dissociative Disorder
- Genetic DNA Testing
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Use
- Eating Disorder
- Family Counseling
- Court Consultation/Expert Witness Services
- Gambling
- Grief/Loss/Bereavement
- Hoarding
- Invega Treatment
- LGBTQ Population
- Military Personnel
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Pain Disorder
- Perpetrator of Violence
- Personality Disorder
- Phobias
- Postpartum Depression
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Disorder
- Sleep Disorder
- Social Anxiety
- Support And Therapy Pet Registration
- Terminal Illness/Surgery Concerns
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Transgender Population
- Trauma
- Vivitrol Treatment
- Women's Health