Josephine Ellis, BACP
Practical support for relationship and parenting challenges
Book with Josephine- Years in practice
- 13
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Josephine
Josephine Ellis is a counsellor with 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and parenting concerns. Josephine believes clients know their own stories and that their strengths help them move forward.
She helps people talk through what is most worrying right now. Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that feel achievable. She listens for patterns in relationships, mood and behaviour so clients can try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Josephine draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues such as attachment difficulties, body image, compulsive behaviours and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people dealing with grief, life transitions, career stress and seasonal changes in mood. Conversations tackle both immediate coping and longer-term change.
Her approach aims to be collaborative and straightforward. She encourages clients to use their own strengths and to set realistic goals for therapy. Josephine says the first step can take courage, and she works to make that step easier to keep taking.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Josephine is registered with the BACP, which is shown as BACP in her credentials for clarity.
What Josephine works with
Everything Josephine lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Josephine helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches and how online therapy can help
Josephine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common method she uses helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and then test small, manageable changes in day-to-day life; this is useful for anxiety, low mood and compulsive behaviours. Another approach concentrates on relationships and attachment patterns, helping people understand how past experiences shape current responses and offering ways to build different habits in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Josephine will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. She treats choice as collaborative and adapts techniques if something does not feel helpful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people keep a conversational feel when face-to-face contact helps. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera makes it easier to focus. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections, or moments when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or other commitments and to continue work with a therapist from different locations.
Questions people ask about Josephine
What kinds of concerns does Josephine address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges and related concerns such as body image and attachment issues.
What is her style or approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, focusing on clear steps clients can try between sessions and building on existing strengths.
How much experience does she have?
Josephine has 13 years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are noted?
She is listed with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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