article_snippet.sent: Mother-of-three Ellen, who charges from $44 (£30) to $400 (£270) per session, has been helping the transgender community for decades.
article_snippet.sent: Ellen helped Ellen first transgender woman in high school after a male friend confided that a male friend was having gender identity issues.
article_snippet.sent: Ellen first began helping transgender women in high school when a friend confided in Ellen with gender identity issues.
article_snippet.sent: Ellen went on to get married and have three children, then in 2005 Ellen received another cry for help from a transgender family friend.