Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis, BACP

Counsellor - Stress and Addiction support

Attachment-based work
Client-centred approach
Cognitive behavioural tools

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ellis is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years' experience and works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and self‑esteem concerns.

Jacky trained at degree level in integrative counselling. That means she draws on several approaches in sessions, including psychodynamic ideas about early trauma, humanistic work on identity, and elements of cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT. She also volunteers at an addiction centre and has experience supporting people affected by addiction and adoption-related issues.

In sessions she aims to help people understand patterns that cause distress. Conversations cover difficult memories, relationship patterns, low mood, and problems such as dissociation or self‑control struggles. She also works with concerns linked to body image, chronic illness, grief, and communication problems.

Her approach includes attachment-based thinking and Jungian ideas alongside client-centred listening and mindfulness practices. These tools are used to look at how past experience affects current feelings and choices. Practical steps from CBT may be used where helpful.

Jacky works in the United Kingdom and offers help in English. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first session via the See online counselling options button.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling

Jacky uses client-centred work which focuses on listening and reflecting what a person is experiencing. This approach helps people feel understood and think through their own choices and values. She also works with cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, which looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and practical coping strategies. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jacky will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods suit a person's situation. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or let people join without travel. Discuss format and timing when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions fit everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Body image Chronic pain, illness, and disability Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgiveness 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 attacksPersonality disordersPhobias Post-traumatic stress Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harm Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and self‑esteem concerns. The listing also notes related matters such as attachment issues, eating and substance related problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

Jacky uses an integrative style drawing on attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches. She may also include Jungian and mindfulness ideas as relevant.

How long has she practised?

She has three years of professional experience and also volunteers at an addiction centre.

Which professional body is she a member of?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP.

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the booking system before arranging a first appointment.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Click the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.

Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.

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