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Dr. Mesha Ellis

Dr. Ellis is a Clinical Psychologist and S*x Therapist who specializes in treating relationship, int

12/25/2025

Wishing a peaceful and meaningful Christmas to all who celebrate. May the magic of Christmas fill your heart and home with warmth and joy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

12/24/2025

One of the greatest gifts you can give your partner is the gift of feeling understood.

Feeling understood doesn’t mean agreeing on everything or fixing every problem. It means slowing down enough to listen, reflecting what you hear, and responding with care, even when emotions run high.

When people feel understood, defensiveness softens, trust grows, and connection deepens. Over time, this kind of emotional safety becomes the foundation for healthier communication and lasting intimacy.

What helps you feel most understood in your relationship?

12/21/2025

Understanding How Kids Process Stress

In your effort to understand how kids process stress, it’s important to notice the signs that stress may be present. Even small changes in routines or expectations can affect a child’s focus, behavior, and emotional well-being.

Observing how your child responds to transitions can provide valuable insight, especially as the holiday season brings shifts in schedules. Early recognition allows for gentle support strategies that reduce overwhelm and help children feel seen, understood, and capable.

What small adjustments have you noticed usually help your child navigate a busy, unpredictable or stressful day?

12/19/2025

As we move through busy seasons, staying connected can sometimes feel more challAsenging, even in long term relationships. Lasting connection isn’t built on grand gestures, but on consistently turning toward each other in everyday moments.

For older couples, this might mean pausing to share a cup of coffee in the morning, asking about your partner’s day, or offering a small act of care when schedules and energy feel full.

Even after decades together, choosing to notice and respond to your partner’s bids for connection, however small, can make a meaningful difference and deepen intimacy.

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12/16/2025

When the weight of recent tragedies feels heavy, pausing and slowing down allows space to breathe, process, and care for our mental and emotional well-being.

Making small adjustments, practicing increased patience, compassion and having realistic expectations can go a long way in our self care journey.

So, if today feels like a day to move more gently, remember that slowing down can be a quiet form of strength and self care.

12/14/2025

We don’t enter relationships as blank slates. We bring our emotional blueprints - the ways we learned to express needs, handle conflict, or cope with stress. This isn’t about blame. It’s about awareness.

Maybe you:

• shut down when things get tense

• avoid hard conversations

• over function when you feel insecure

• expect conflict to “blow up” because that’s what you saw growing up

Understanding your emotional blueprint creates room for healthier choices and deeper connection. Awareness is the first step toward change. Did something here resonate with you? Save this post to refer back to later.

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12/11/2025

Behavior is communication, especially for children and teens who are still developing language for their internal world.

What looks like “acting out” may reflect stress, sensory overload, academic frustration, or emotional overwhelm. When we pause to ask what a behavior might be signaling, we often uncover needs that are easier to support than the behavior itself.

Here are a few helpful questions to ask when behaviors feel confusing:

What happened right before the behavior?
Is my child tired, hungry, overstimulated, or rushed?
Is this behavior new, or has it been slowly building?
Is my child avoiding something, and if so, what feels hard or scary about it?
What skill might they be missing in this moment (emotional language, flexibility, social skills, coping strategies)?

When we shift from “What’s wrong with this behavior?” to “What is this behavior trying to tell me?”, the path forward becomes clearer, kinder, and more effective.

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12/09/2025

When partners feel misunderstood, the distance can grow quickly. ATTUNE is a Gottman concept for deepening emotional bonding .

ATTUNE stands for:

Awareness
Turning Toward
Tolerance
Understanding
Non-defensive Responding
Empathy

These aren’t just steps - they’re skills that help couples communicate with more compassion and less reactivity. They help you pause before assuming the worst, respond instead of react, and create space for both people to feel seen. Small shifts in how you show up can create big shifts in how you connect. One conversation at a time.

12/07/2025

I had such a great time hosting the Art & Science of Love, Couples Weekend Workshop in Las Vegas.

This workshop, based on over 40 years of research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, was an intimate weekend where I shared new insights and research-based skills that can dramatically improve the intimacy and friendship in couples’ relationships and help them manage conflict in a healthy, positive way.

Contact me today if you’d like to know more info about the next event.

12/04/2025

When life gets overwhelming, your body doesn’t always go into fight or flight - sometimes it goes into freeze. Emotional numbness isn’t a lack of feeling… it’s your nervous system saying, “I can’t process this right now.” It’s a protective pause. A survival instinct. It’s a sign that your mind and body need gentleness, not judgment.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, on autopilot, or “checked out,” you’re not broken - your system is asking for safety, rest, and support. Healing starts with noticing the numbness… and giving yourself permission to feel again, slowly and safely.

12/02/2025

When conflict feels overwhelming, it’s not because you’re “overreacting.”

You may be emotionally flooded, a Gottman concept describing the moment your body slips into survival mode.

Here are 3 signs to look for:

1) Your heart rate spikes

2) You shut down, go blank, or can’t process

what’s being said

3) You get stuck in fight, flight, or freeze

Flooding is a physiological response, not a character flaw. If this happens to you or your partner, the most helpful next step is a break that lasts at least 20 to 30 minutes, not to avoid the issue, but to calm your nervous system so you can return as your best self. Emotional safety starts with awareness.

Have you ever felt emotionally flooded during conflict?

11/30/2025

One of the simplest ways to strengthen your relationship is to practice gratitude for the small things your partner does — especially the ones that are easy to overlook.

According to the Gottman Method, positive interactions have a profound effect on emotional safety, trust, and intimacy.

Try noticing how your partner:

• softens when you’re stressed

• checks in with you

• makes small efforts to help

• listens even when they’re tired

• tries again after a difficult moment

Gratitude helps you see your partner more generously — and helps them feel seen, valued, and appreciated.

Tag someone you’re grateful for today.

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Welcome! My name is Dr. Mesha Ellis. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and AASECT Certified S*x Therapist. Through my practice, I provide services designed to promote hope and wellness. I do this by working collaboratively and non-judgmentally with clients. I have a special passion for working with individuals and couples struggling with relationship issues, intimacy, and/or sexual concerns. Specific areas of client concern include low or mismatched desire, healing from sexual abuse, problems with or**sm, premature ej*******on, infidelity, out of control sexual behavior, behavioral difficulties, as well as problems with mood and anxiety. I have completed advanced couples therapy training in Levels I, II, and III of Gottman Method Therapy. I am licensed to practice in California, Georgia, and Tennessee. My therapeutic style is characterized by warmth, empathy, humor, and a caring yet direct approach.

Please take some time to peruse the page as well as my website... and feel free to call for a free 10 minute initial consultation. I am more than happy to help you find resolution to your difficulties. We offer in-person and online therapy sessions to residents of California, Georgia, and Tennessee.