Nicola Ellis, BACP
Nicola Ellis is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom.
About Nicola
Nicola Ellis is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She holds a BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and brings six years of experience to her work. Nicola aims to create a calm, welcoming space where people can talk about what feels hard right now.
She uses a person-centred way of working, which means the conversation follows the client’s pace and priorities. Nicola also draws on attachment-based ideas and mindfulness in sessions when these fit a person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and straightforward, focused on what a person wants to change or understand. Nicola often supports people dealing with low mood and depression, alongside stress, anxiety, grief and relationship issues. She also offers help for concerns such as sleep, eating, addiction and parenting strain.
Her approach suits people who want a respectful, non-judgemental space to make sense of difficult feelings. Online and telephone options are available, as well as live chat and text-based messaging, so people can choose what works best for their life. Nicola will talk through the choices and how each format might fit into someone’s routine.
She accepts international clients and works in English. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and books a session according to Nicola’s availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 376904 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Nicola works with
Everything Nicola lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current difficulties. Attachment work helps when someone wants to understand patterns in relationships and improve how they connect with others; it can be helpful alongside online sessions that include careful dialogue and paced reflection.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Nicola will discuss options and adapt techniques to match a person's needs, goals and preferences. She aims to agree a plan together and check in regularly to see what is helping.
Online formats - video calls, telephone, live chat or text messaging - give flexibility for different life demands. Video suits longer conversations and visual connection, phone can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs, live chat is useful for shorter conversations, and text works for ongoing, written reflection. These options help people fit counselling around work, family or travel without losing the continuity of regular sessions.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Nicola commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship strain, plus issues like sleep, eating, addictions and parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centred and client-led, with practical conversations and use of attachment and mindfulness ideas when useful.
How much experience does she have?
Nicola has six years of experience combining academic study in psychology and counselling with hands-on practice.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds a BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, and is listed with BACP in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she can work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Nicola offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Nicola?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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