Janine Ellis , BACP

Janine Ellis is a fully qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor offering support to adults and young people aged 18 and over. She holds a Masters with distinction in Integrative Counselling - a postgraduate qualification that reflects advanced clinical training - and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), demonstrating her adherence to established professional and ethical standards. In addition to a private practice, she works as a relationship counsellor for Relate Bradford & Leeds.

Prior to retraining as a counsellor, Janine spent twenty years working at independent record labels in London. That background gives her a particular understanding of the pressures faced by musicians and music industry workers, and she offers specialist counselling tailored to that community alongside a broader client base.

Her practice is integrative, with a principally relational and person-centred stance that prioritises genuine trust and nonjudgemental respect. Janine draws on a range of therapeutic theories including cognitive behavioural ideas, psychodynamic thinking and attachment theory, as well as compassion-focused approaches, transactional analysis and feminist perspectives. She works pluralistically to adapt methods to each individual, believing that collaboration and client preference are central to meaningful change. Janine is motivated by clients' resilience and aims to help them build self-awareness and practical ways to better manage stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, trauma, self-esteem and life transitions.

Approaches Used Online and What They Offer

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients focus on values-driven action while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than getting stuck trying to eliminate them. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and navigating life changes where clarity about priorities matters.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional responses, helping clients address abandonment, intimacy concerns and relationship difficulties by fostering safer, more secure ways of connecting.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises an empathic, nonjudgemental therapeutic relationship where the client leads the pace and focus of work; this approach supports self-esteem, grief work and personal growth by creating space for the client's own insights to emerge.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Janine will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a client's needs, goals and preferences. She tailors her integrative practice to each person, inviting feedback and adjustment as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into busy lives, reduce travel, and maintain continuity when schedules or circumstances change. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to deliver meaningful therapeutic work while accommodating different communication styles and logistical needs.