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Janine Ellis, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression Coping with life changes

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Janine Ellis is a counsellor who focuses on helping adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or relationship strain. She works with people facing loss, trauma, intimacy concerns or challenges to self-worth. Janine aims to make sessions feel straightforward and practical so conversations lead to real changes in day-to-day life.

Janine trained in integrative counselling and holds a Master’s degree with distinction in Integrative Counselling. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and follows their ethical code.

Background and approach

Her background includes work in the music industry, so she also understands pressures tied to creative and high‑tempo workplaces. Her style is relational and person‑centred, which means she pays close attention to the connection between counsellor and client. Janine draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment work, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to suit each person.

She adapts methods to what feels most helpful rather than using a single fixed model. In practical terms sessions look like calm conversations about what matters most to the client. Janine encourages small, manageable steps and practical strategies to cope with anxiety, grief, or life changes.

She also helps people explore deeper patterns around attachment, abandonment and self‑esteem when that feels relevant. People who meet Janine can expect respectful, non‑judgemental support that aims to build insight and usable skills. She works collaboratively so goals are clear and tailored to each person’s situation.

How Janine's Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, stress and life changes. Attachment‑based work looks at early and current relationship patterns to understand why certain situations trigger strong reactions, which can help with intimacy, abandonment and communication issues.

Finding the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. Janine explores goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. She adapts techniques as the work progresses so the plan stays relevant to the client’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows face‑to‑face conversation, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check‑ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional understanding.

What kinds of issues does Janine help with?

She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, as well as relationship and intimacy concerns and low self‑esteem.

What is Janine's therapeutic style?

Her style is relational and person‑centred, combining mindful practices, acceptance work and psychodynamic ideas to suit each person.

How long has she worked as a counsellor?

She has three years of experience practising as a counsellor and has worked in both personal and charity settings.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She holds a Master’s degree in Integrative Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging.

How are sessions paid for and priced?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Janine?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Janine Ellis, BACP

Background and approach

How Janine's Approaches Work Online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety