About Jacqueline
Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis is a counsellor with a degree and three years of professional experience. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and offers supportive, person-focused therapy. Jacky aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and find clearer ways forward.
Her background combines psychodynamic ideas about early life and trauma, humanistic focus on authenticity, and cognitive behavioural techniques for practical change.
How Jacqueline works
She has also trained in adoption-related work and volunteers at an addiction centre, which informs her understanding of addiction and related challenges. Jacky uses a mix of approaches to suit the needs of each person. Typical concerns she supports include stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem.
She is familiar with issues such as attachment difficulties, dissociation, eating and alcohol-related problems, communication struggles and the effects of chronic illness. Her practice pays attention to how past relationships shape present feelings and behaviour. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
She works with individuals seeking help for emotional pain, identity questions, recovery from loss, or patterns that feel stuck. Jacky encourages people to explore what they want to change and to build coping skills that fit their life. People who choose her can expect empathetic listening and collaborative planning.
She invites gentle curiosity about personal history while also using practical steps to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Jacqueline lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Jacqueline works with
The areas below are the ones Jacqueline selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- 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
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / 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 addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online support
Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they show up now, helping people understand why they react in certain ways and find safer ways to connect. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathic listening and supporting people to find their own answers, which can help with confidence, identity and making clearer choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.Finding the best approach is part of the process and will be a collaborative decision. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods as therapy progresses. This way the work stays relevant and aligned with what the person wants to achieve.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when geography or commitments make in-person visits difficult. Phone sessions or live chat can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Text-based messaging is useful for brief check-ins, written reflections and ongoing support between longer sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to provide consistent care with greater flexibility for different lifestyles and needs.
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