Ellie Byrne, BACP

Ellie Byrne is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and life changes. She keeps things straightforward and practical so conversations feel down to earth. Many people come to her when they are coping with grief, trauma, or difficulty with self-esteem and relationships. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on small, manageable steps forward.

Ellie draws on five years' experience as a psychologist and psychotherapist to shape her work. She blends Client-Centred ways of working with Cognitive Behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking. This means she listens closely, helps identify unhelpful thought patterns, and looks at past experiences that still matter today.

Her style is person-centred and non-judgemental. The client sets the pace and the topics. Practical tools and gentle reflection are used together, depending on what each person needs.

Ellie also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. Mindfulness helps with noticing difficult thoughts without getting swept up in them. Motivational interviewing is used to support change when someone feels stuck or uncertain.

She works with a wide range of concerns including addiction, mood difficulties, ADHD, relationship and parenting stress, and issues linked to trauma and abuse. Sessions are aimed at helping people find clearer ways to handle everyday challenges and to build routines that support wellbeing.

How Ellie combines approaches for online support

Ellie often uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening carefully and following the client's lead. This approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings and to set their own goals.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. CBT offers practical strategies for changing unhelpful thinking and building new everyday routines, which can help with anxiety, low mood and habits linked to addiction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ellie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that suit them. The process is collaborative and can change as needs change.

The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. In general online work can help people fit therapy into busy lives, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or reduce travel time. It also makes it easier to use mindfulness exercises and homework tools between sessions, helping new routines stick.