Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis is a degree-educated counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years of practice experience and volunteers at an addiction centre. Jacky describes her work as warm and non-judgemental, aiming to help people reflect on what they want to change and feel more empowered by that process.

Jacky works in an integrative way, drawing on psychodynamic ideas to look at early trauma and attachment, humanistic approaches that focus on becoming more authentic, and cognitive behavioural techniques for managing thoughts and behaviours. She uses these perspectives to help people facing anxiety, depression, grief, stress and low self-esteem.

Her practice also covers addiction and recovery, issues around adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, and body image and eating and food-related issues. She mentions experience with trauma bonding, dissociation and a range of mental health concerns in her work alongside volunteering experience in addiction services.

Sessions aim to be empathic and practical. Jacky listens for patterns from early experiences and current relationships, then works with clients to try out different ways of coping. She places emphasis on helping people understand themselves better and on small, manageable steps toward change.

Jacky welcomes conversations about what someone hopes to achieve in counselling. For more information about her background and memberships she refers to the Counselling Directory, Psychology Today and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Approaches you may explore online

Attachment-based work looks at early bonds and how they shape current relationships. It can help people understand patterns of closeness, separation and trust that affect daily life.

Client-centred therapy focuses on empathic listening and supporting someone to find their own answers. This approach suits people who want a steady, accepting space to talk things through and build self-understanding.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and tests new ways of responding. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood and practical day-to-day problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the journey. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which ideas to use based on the client's needs, goals and preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches as the work unfolds.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions around work or family commitments and reducing travel time. The profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can also make it easier to keep regular appointments and to follow up between meetings when needed.