Nicola Ellis, BACP
Compassionate counsellor focusing on personal stories
Details
| Name | Nicola Ellis |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Nicola
Nicola Ellis is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She trained in person-centred counselling and holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Person-Centred Counselling and a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology. Nicola aims to make it easier to start therapy by offering several online formats and a straightforward way to begin.
She works with people who feel anxious, low in mood, overwhelmed, or who are facing relationship and grief issues.
Background and approach
Her approach is gentle and client-led. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and move at a comfortable pace. Nicola draws on Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas and client-centred practice to help people tell their story and notice patterns that cause problems.
Nicola also uses practical tools when they help, including mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques. These are offered alongside conversational work to help with stress, sleep, eating and coping with life changes. The aim is to give small, usable steps people can try between sessions.
She supports people dealing with a wide range of concerns such as ADHD, addiction, bipolar mood changes, and chronic illness. Nicola pays attention to background experiences like adoption, attachment issues and caregiving stress when these shape present difficulties. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or messaging.
Nicola invites a brief initial conversation so prospective clients can ask questions and see if her style feels like the right fit.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Nicola works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Nicola among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Nicola directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Nicola directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Nicola’s approaches translate to online therapy
Nicola draws on Narrative Therapy to help people name the stories they tell about themselves and see alternate ways to respond. This approach is useful for work on identity, relationships and issues like low self-esteem or feeling stuck.Attachment-Based ideas are used to notice patterns in how people relate to others and manage distress. Talking about these patterns can help with intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, and caregiving stress.
Client-Centred principles guide the way sessions are run, keeping the person’s experience central and letting conversations move at a comfortable pace. This helps when someone needs a calmer, steady place to think things through.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will discuss options and try methods collaboratively, adapting to the client’s goals and preferences. Together they decide what to focus on and which techniques to use over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging give a lower-intensity way to check in, share thoughts, or maintain momentum between conversations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep regular contact as work progresses.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Nicola help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. Nicola also works with issues such as ADHD, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is gentle and client-led, using Narrative and client-centred approaches to help people tell and reframe their stories. Sessions focus on practical steps alongside talking therapy.
How much experience does she have?
Nicola has six years of clinical experience combining a psychology degree with person-centred counselling training. She brings both academic knowledge and hands-on counselling practice.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as listed in her profile.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and Nicola accepts clients from outside the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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