Janine Ellis, BACP

Janine Ellis is a psychotherapeutic counsellor who works with adults and young people aged 18 and over. She holds a master's degree with distinction in Integrative Counselling - a postgraduate qualification that reflects advanced study in combining therapeutic approaches - and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), indicating membership of the professional body and adherence to its ethical standards.

Alongside a private practice, Janine works as a relationship counsellor for Relate Bradford & Leeds. Before retraining as a counsellor she spent twenty years working at independent record labels in London, and she brings that lived experience to offer specialist support for musicians and others who work in the music industry, understanding the particular pressures and rhythms of that sector.

Janine describes her work as integrative, primarily relational and person-centred, and she adapts methods to suit each person's needs. She draws on approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy, working pluralistically so therapy is shaped in collaboration with the client. Her areas of focus include stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, coping with life changes, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues and self-esteem, along with specific areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, fertility issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, men's issues and midlife crisis. Janine aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship that supports self-awareness and meaningful change.