Patient & Family Services
Ellen S. Eisen, LCSW
Coordinator, Patient and Family Services
Look for the lady with a big smile who is wearing a hat and you will find Ellen Eisen. She is part of the Jones Clinic team and has been charged with helping patients and their families adjust to coping with a cancer or blood disorder diagnosis. As a licensed clinical social worker with certification in oncology and Coordinator, Patient and Family Services, Ellen brings professional training, 30 years of experience and a great deal of understanding to every patient encounter.
While helping patients tackle the social and emotional effects of their diagnosis, Ms. Eisen understands that relief can be found in making referrals to community resources for transportation assistance and national foundations and organizations for financial assistance, participation in support groups, providing relevant information and in providing individual or couple counseling.
Ellen has been privileged to train under Jon Kabat-Zinn, PH.D, Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. and James Gordon, M.D. Founder and Director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington, D.C. Ms. Eisen has taken the skills that she has learned in order to help reduce patient’s stress level, anxiety, and depression before, during, and beyond treatment.
While talking with patients in the treatment room or exam rooms, Ms. Eisen can often be heard to say “Just Breathe.”