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Ella Haselden, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 10 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Coping with life changes

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Ella Haselden uses a person-centred approach to create a calm space for people to talk about what matters most. She is a BACP counsellor with ten years of professional experience and offers straightforward, compassionate support for difficult emotions and decisions. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and early pregnancy loss.

Ella also supports those coping with addiction, anger, sleeping problems and compassion fatigue. Practical concerns such as life changes, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties are part of her work too.

Background and approach

Ella trained at the University of Chester and holds a master’s degree in Clinical Counselling. Her MA research looked at how simple acts of acknowledgement, such as planting a tree or writing a letter, can help people recover after early pregnancy loss. She has run a monthly support group on that topic prior to the pandemic.

Her background includes roles at Compass Counselling and the Psychological Therapies Unit in Liverpool, where she used solution-focused methods. She has also provided sessions through Liverpool Whitechapel Centre and Aigburth Drive Hostel working with people who had multiple and complex needs. Ella opened a independent practice in 2018 and continues to see people there.

Ella draws on client-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural and solution-focused techniques. She aims to help people understand themselves better, develop tools for coping, and take practical steps towards change. Weekly sessions are available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

How Ella’s approaches translate to online therapy

Ella uses client-centred work to make conversations feel respectful and non-judgemental, helping people talk through painful feelings and explore what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical experiments that can reduce anxiety or improve sleep. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and what is already working, which can speed up progress when time is limited.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ella will listen to your goals and preferences and then work with you to choose or combine methods that suit your situation. This collaborative way helps shape sessions around your needs rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues and mirror an in-person conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when a quick check-in is needed or bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family commitments and other responsibilities.

What kinds of problems does Ella help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and early pregnancy loss. Additional areas include addictions, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem and life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Ella uses a person-centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused methods. Sessions focus on listening, understanding and practical steps you can try between meetings.

How long has she been practising?

She has ten years of professional experience working in community and personal settings, including group work and one-to-one counselling.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

Ella is a BACP counsellor and trained at the University of Chester where she completed an MA in Clinical Counselling. She practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in other languages or from other countries?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are offered?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin?

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Experience: 10 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Ella Haselden, BACP

Background and approach

How Ella’s approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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