Eli Schroppel

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR

The path life takes us on is not often simple and straight. My path to New Leaf was a long and winding one. I have experience as a sports coach, a wilderness and adventure therapist, working with families, children, teens, couples, and with individual adult clients. I’ve worked at non-profits, community clinics, and in state institutions. I often still work in those places. Working at New Leaf allows me to tailor the work I’m doing specifically to the client. I love the flexibility and the individual therapeutic relationships we can build.

A good connection with a skilled therapist can help you process and understand parts of your life and your self. Working through the tough stuff is hard but therapy can offer a helping hand. I believe that the experiences we go through in life shape us, the people around us impact us, and I believe that the process of growing is a life long journey.

I practice psychodynamic therapy informed by person centered ways of relating. That’s just a fancy way to say that I think your life impacts who you are, how you behave and feel, and that an empathetic, supportive relationship is the best place to work on the change you want to see. I have experience working with self harm and suicidal thinking, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship dynamics. I work with adults, teens, kiddos, and couples. I work with families but usually as a way to support and encourage the children that I see individually. If you’re feeling hopeless, powerless, meaningless, or worthless, please don’t give up. There are people here who understand.