Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis, BACP

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis is a counsellor who trained at degree level and has three years' experience. She holds BACP registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Jacky describes a warm, empathic style and aims to support people who are nervous about starting therapy.

She uses an integrative approach, combining ideas from different therapies to suit each person. That means sessions may draw on exploring early relationships and patterns, looking at how thoughts and behaviours affect day-to-day life, and working with personal meaning and identity. Jacky has volunteer experience at an addiction centre, which informs her understanding of substance and behavioural addictions.

Jacky lists stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem among her main areas of focus. She also works with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, relationship and communication problems, dissociation, and eating or body image concerns. Her approach is practical and person-focused, aimed at helping people notice and change everyday thoughts and habits.

Sessions are framed around empathy and collaboration. Jacky encourages people to talk through what they want to change and to build small steps forward. She describes the process as empowering and thought-provoking rather than directive.

For further professional details she refers people to Counselling Directory, Psychology Today and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, where her BACP membership is listed.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when people notice repeated ways of relating, such as avoidance or fear of abandonment, and want to change those everyday habits. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person's own pace. It is useful for building self-worth and exploring identity without pressure.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to use together. That collaborative planning means the approach can change over time as needs evolve.

Please confirm available session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around life - for example a shorter check-in on a lunch break, or avoiding travel time so appointments sit more easily in a busy week. It can also allow calmer surroundings at home and more consistent contact during difficult periods. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and reflections for remote sessions to help people practise new ways of thinking and acting between meetings.