Josephine Ellis , BACP

Josephine Ellis is a UK-licensed therapist with 13 years of professional experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and a wide range of life changes. She combines an evidence-based approach with a strengths-focused perspective, helping clients identify and build on the resources they already have to manage difficult emotions and challenging circumstances.

Trained and associated with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - she works with issues across relationships, family dynamics, grief, parenting, eating and body image concerns, anger, career transitions, and more. Her additional focus areas include attachment issues, dissociation, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, self-harm, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and the difficulties faced by young adults.

Josephine sees the person seeking support as the expert of their own story and aims to create a collaborative space where practical strategies and meaningful personal insights can emerge. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and frames the early steps as strengths to build on, working alongside each client to set realistic goals and explore approaches that fit their needs.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Josephine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to trauma and relationship work. Trauma-informed approaches focus on understanding how past harm affects present feelings and behavior, and they help people develop coping strategies to reduce reactivity and rebuild a sense of safety in relationships. Attachment-focused work examines patterns in close relationships that developed in early life and helps clients form healthier connections and more secure ways of relating.

She also employs skills-based interventions that teach practical tools for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress - for example emotion regulation and problem-solving skills that support day-to-day functioning. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - Josephine works with each person to identify goals, try suitable techniques, and adjust the plan based on what fits the client's needs and preferences.

Online therapy with Josephine is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access regular support from licensed professionals without rearranging major commitments, and they allow the therapist and client to find a rhythm that works for ongoing progress.