Chloe Elsass, MA

About Me

I became a therapist because I care deeply about the kind of work that asks something real of us—the kind that moves beneath surface-level coping and into the deeper layers of the psyche. This is work that touches grief, longing, desire, patterns, memory, and the parts of you that may not have had space to exist anywhere else. My clients reflect our sessions to be non-judgmental, warm, insightful, and always soulful.

Before anything else, I focus on building a relationship where you feel safe enough to show up as you are. Not a forced or performative kind of safety, but something that develops over time through consistency, presence, and honesty.

I support individuals who are drawn to depth work, including those preparing for or integrating psychedelic and plant medicine experiences. You might be approaching an experience and want to feel more grounded and intentional, or you may already be carrying something from an experience that feels difficult to hold on your own. This could look like insight, emotion, disorientation, or a sense that something has shifted in ways you can’t fully explain. Together we will slow things down long enough to stay in relationship with what emerged and begin to weave it into your everyday life. I believe psychedelics and altered states merely open doors and I will support you in the walking through them.

Many people I work with arrive with a sense that something deeper is asking for attention. Often, my clients identify as hyper-independent and sensitive, having had experiences of childhood trauma, attachment wounds, and levels of abuse. Those who are looking for lasting change after attempts to walk the path on their own and who feel extra support is needed.

You may notice patterns that repeat in relationships, feel disconnected from your body or your sense of self, or carry grief that hasn’t had space to fully move. You might long for more intimacy, more meaning, or a way of living that feels more aligned. My work often includes supporting people through trauma, grief, identity exploration, sexuality and intimacy, spiritual questions, and major life transitions.

My approach is rooted in depth psychology and informed by psychodynamic, Jungian, and somatic frameworks, as well as contemplative and transpersonal practices. I also incorporate ecopsychology and a respect for the ways the psyche is in relationship with the natural world, including holistic and witchy ways. This work is less about fixing and more about understanding—what is happening beneath the surface, what patterns are organizing your experience, and what is trying to emerge.

I also have a deep respect for grief and the more painful aspects of being human. I don’t rush people out of these places. In my experience, having steady support while moving through loss, heartbreak, or darkness can make all the difference. I offer a space where these experiences are not avoided or minimized, but met with care, patience, and presence.

I see therapy as a space where all parts of you are allowed, your anger, your tenderness, your contradictions, your fantasies, your fear, your complexity. Much of healing happens in relationship, and I hold that relationship with care. Over time, the work becomes a place where you can return to yourself more fully, with greater capacity to stay present to your life as it is.

I am deeply committed to this work and to the people I sit with. It’s an honor to walk alongside those who are willing to engage it.

Chloe Elsass, MA, is a Registered Psychological Associate (94029484) supervised by Dr. Jennifer Christian, Licensed Psychologist (PSY30295)