Gillian Ellis, BACP

Gillian Ellis is a United Kingdom based therapist with 13 years of clinical experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which denotes membership of the UK professional body for counselling and psychotherapy.

She works from a client-centered stance, believing that each person is the expert on their own life and that identifying existing strengths supports meaningful change. Gillian has particular experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression, and she brings extensive practice supporting people affected by sexual and domestic abuse. Her scope also includes self-esteem and confidence, motivation, coping with life changes, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping challenges, parenting and career matters, and neurodiverse needs such as ADHD and bipolar-related issues.

Gillian also attends to areas often connected to those difficulties, including codependency, commitment and control issues, dependent personality patterns, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, self-love, and intimacy-related problems. She encourages those taking the first step toward therapy, acknowledging that beginning this work takes courage and offering practical, compassionate support as clients start their journey.

Client-Centered and Trauma-Focused Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes understanding the person from their own perspective and building on their strengths. In practice this means the therapist listens with empathy, helps clarify goals, and supports the client to make choices that feel right for them - an approach that can be helpful for issues like low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of traumatic experiences in a careful, evidence-informed way. This approach helps people process difficult memories, reduce their impact on daily life, and develop coping skills for symptoms linked to trauma and abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and is decided collaboratively. Gillian will work with each person to explore their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time so the approach fits the client rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication styles. For many people this range of options makes it easier to access consistent support from registered professionals and therapists while balancing work, family, and other commitments.