Nicola Ellis
Person-centred counsellor using practical therapies
About Nicola
Nicola Ellis is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of clinical experience. She holds BACP registration, and blends her psychology background with person-centred work to keep sessions focused on the person in front of her. Nicola aims to create a welcoming and non-judgemental space for people who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Her style is gentle and practical. She listens first and adapts her approach to each person's needs and pace.
Background and approach
Nicola draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current feelings and patterns. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice thoughts and manage stress in day-to-day life. Hypnotherapy is part of her toolkit for people who wish to work with deeper patterns of habit or anxiety.
Nicola uses it alongside talk work rather than as a stand-alone solution. Imago relationship ideas are available for those wanting to look at communication and connection within important partnerships. Nicola has supported people with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD and body image.
She also works with issues such as parenting stress, career changes, compassion fatigue and chronic illness. Her practice welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT clients and those dealing with adoption and attachment questions. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
To begin, someone selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and books sessions according to therapist availability.
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How Nicola works
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Sessions & fees
How Nicola’s approaches work online
Nicola uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and reactions. This approach looks at patterns of connection and helps people explore why certain situations trigger strong emotions.She also uses client-centred therapy, which means sessions are led by the person's concerns and priorities. The counsellor listens, reflects and helps someone find their own solutions rather than directing how they should feel.
Hypnotherapy is offered as an optional tool to support change in habits and to reduce anxiety. In an online setting this involves guided relaxation and imagery alongside talking therapy to work on specific goals.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Nicola will discuss goals, preferences and what feels comfortable, and then suggest ways of working that suit the person best. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, and text or chat can suit people who prefer writing or quick check-ins. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
