Ellisha started her career in corporate finance and later made a career change to train as a clinical psychologist motivated by her positive experience as service user of mental health services during her undergraduate studies in Australia. In her role as an honorary lecturer and clinical supervisor at local and international universities, she focuses on educating trauma-informed mental health practitioners in-training. Ellisha is also an active advocate serving as Honorary Treasurer from 2017-2019 the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology (MSCP) and Vice-President of the National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMH).