Suzanne Ellis, BACP

Suzanne Ellis is a counsellor with 19 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She works with concerns such as low self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions and trauma. Suzanne offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and find ways to cope.

Suzanne describes her work as person-centred and Gestalt informed. That means conversations focus on what matters to the person in front of her, and on noticing feelings and patterns as they arise in the room. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, often written as EMDR, to support recovery from traumatic memories.

Her training includes a Masters degree in Counselling, an Advanced Diploma in Gestalt Therapy and a Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling. She is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and has a level 6 Certificate in therapeutic supervision.

Suzanne is experienced in a wide range of difficulties including trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, caregiving stress and body image problems. She also works with people affected by chronic illness or long-term pain and those managing career or parenting pressures. Her background includes training in couples and relationship counselling.

People who are anxious, grieving, recovering from trauma or struggling with intimacy-related issues often come to Suzanne for steady support and practical tools. She invites questions and explains next steps clearly so people can decide if her way of working feels right for them.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and expectations. Online conversations can help people notice patterns in current relationships and try new ways of connecting or setting boundaries. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor offers empathy and gentle reflection so the client can lead the pace and topics that matter to them. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, is used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories by working with memory processing techniques adapted for conversational or remote delivery.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Suzanne will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses, with emphasis on what feels most helpful for the individual.

If you are considering online work, check the current session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, or remove the need to travel to an appointment. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and grounding techniques so they work well across remote sessions, and the therapist will explain what to expect at your first meeting.