Tanya Ellis, BACP, NCPS

Tanya Ellis is a therapist based in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, who brings seven years of clinical experience across a local agency, hospice care, and private practice. She works with people facing a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and loss, eating and self-esteem issues, and challenges related to life changes and caregiving. Her practice also supports LGBT clients and those navigating cultural diversity and young adult transitions.

Tanya holds BACP and NCPS credentials, reflecting professional registration and clinical training to practice as a counselling professional. Her style is described as warm, open, and genuine, focused on treating each person with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. She values the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for exploring the whole self and addressing problems such as communication difficulties, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, infidelity, and panic symptoms.

Therapeutically she combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioural techniques within a pluralistic framework, drawing on approaches that fit the client rather than adhering to a single method. This means treatment plans are tailored collaboratively to each individual’s needs and goals. Tanya aims to help people find practical strategies and personal insight so they can move toward a more fulfilling, balanced life when they are ready to take that first step.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify their values and take committed action toward them while learning practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often helpful for stress, anxiety, and navigating life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and early bonds, helping clients understand how attachment styles affect current partnerships and family dynamics. This approach can support work on relationship conflicts, caregiving stress, and issues with trust and intimacy.

Tanya approaches online work collaboratively, exploring which methods fit each client’s needs and preferences rather than imposing a single model. Registered professionals will discuss goals and adapt techniques so the therapeutic approach evolves with the client over time.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives and to reach people who live at a distance or have mobility or scheduling constraints. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practice new skills between sessions with the same therapeutic support.