Ellen Penny-Brookes, BACP

Ellen Penny-Brookes is a qualified counsellor with over 5 years of clinical practice who trained in both psychodynamic and person-centered approaches. She holds a Masters degree with distinction in Psychodynamic Counselling from Essex University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Person-Centered Counselling from the University of East Anglia. She is registered and accredited with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), registration number 385502, a recognised professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

Ellen is qualified to work with adults, children and adolescents and operates a private practice offering in-person consultations alongside remote appointments by video, voice call and messaging. She regularly supports people presenting with anxiety, burnout, low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, loneliness, loss and grief, and a range of childhood and adolescent issues.

Her practice is informed by psychodynamic thinking, which explores how motives and emotions outside of conscious awareness influence behaviour and relationships. Ellen explains that experiences and emotional atmospheres from early life can shape enduring patterns of relating long before they become verbal memories, and that attending to those unconscious influences can help illuminate current feelings and choices.

Alongside psychodynamic work she is happy to integrate person-centered techniques and other modalities to suit each person’s needs. Ellen describes her approach as respectful, sensitive and compassionate, tailoring dialogue and treatment plans to the individual. She recognises that beginning counselling takes courage and aims to guide, support and empower people toward deeper understanding and a more fulfilling life.