Nicola Ellis

Nicola Ellis is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She trained with a BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling and holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, and she brings those qualifications into a gentle, person-led way of working. Nicola aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and welcoming for anyone unsure how to begin.

Her practice focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and grief, as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career or life-change stresses. Narcissism is one of the areas listed among her specialties.

Nicola uses a person-centred approach that follows the client's pace and priorities. She blends that with attachment-awareness and narrative ideas to help people make sense of patterns and past experiences. Mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques are offered when they fit a person's needs.

Sessions are presented as welcoming, non-judgemental conversations aimed at practical understanding and small steps forward. Nicola often works with people who want to improve self-esteem, cope better with life changes, or resolve long-standing relationship patterns.

If someone prefers to talk before committing, Nicola invites a short initial conversation to see how she might help and which way of working feels right.

How Nicola’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In a few sessions the focus may be on recognising repeating themes and building new ways of relating to oneself and others. Client-centred counselling emphasises the person's own pace and priorities, offering a listening space where goals are set collaboratively and explored without pressure. Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention and breathing techniques to reduce stress and improve sleep and focus.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Nicola will work with each person to test what feels most helpful, and she adapts techniques according to needs and preferences. That collaborative decision-making aims to make therapy useful and manageable rather than one-size-fits-all.

The biography notes online video, telephone and text-based sessions, but readers should confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow a quicker check-in during a work break or a quieter moment. Some formats may suit shorter check-ins or conversations without video, while others allow more reflective work with visual cues; Nicola will discuss what suits the individual when arranging sessions.