Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions and recovery
• Attachment issues

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem using an integrative approach that draws on psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive behaviour therapy. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years' experience.

Jacky trained to degree level in counselling and describes her practice as integrative, so she adapts methods to the issue on the table. In sessions she explores early life experiences alongside present thinking patterns. She also has focused study in adoption and foster care concerns.

Her work includes issues linked to attachment, abandonment and identity. She also supports people coping with addiction, trauma bonding and dissociation. Other areas she notes are body image, chronic illness and relationship communication problems.

Jacky has volunteered at an addiction centre, which contributes to her practical understanding of substance use issues. She lists experience with grief, low mood and confidence alongside longer-term difficulties such as borderline personality presentations and bipolar-related distress. Neurodivergence is also mentioned among areas she has engaged with.

Sessions aim to help people identify patterns and try out different ways of responding. Conversations may look at past relationships and early experiences alongside clearer, practical strategies from cognitive behaviour therapy. Jacky invites clients to raise what they want to change and to set practical goals together.

How her approaches are used in online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns between people and close relationships. It helps when past bonds affect current trust, intimacy or fear of abandonment. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and helping them speak freely about what matters, which can support confidence and self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works with thoughts and behaviours to try practical changes and is often used for anxiety and stress.

Deciding which approach to use is usually a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and which methods feel most useful. That choice can change as sessions progress and will be reviewed together.

The biography does not specify particular session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. It can also mean using fewer visual resources when bandwidth is limited or choosing formats that suit quieter surroundings. Registered or accredited professionals often find remote sessions help maintain continuity of care while adapting methods such as CBT exercises or attachment-focused conversation to a virtual setting.

Topics Jacqueline lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Jacqueline

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She lists stress and anxiety among her main areas of work and uses approaches suited to those concerns.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practices integrative counselling that combines psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive behaviour therapy techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of experience working in counselling settings and volunteers at an addiction centre.

Is she recognised by a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her counselling?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.