Ella Haselden, BACP

Ella Haselden works from a person-centred approach that puts the client at the centre of the conversation. She uses that foundation alongside other approaches to help people facing midlife questions, grief, anxiety and stress. Ella writes plainly and gently, inviting reflection and practical next steps. Ella trained at the University of Chester and holds an MA in Clinical Counselling. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her ten years of practice include private work and roles in community services in Liverpool. Her background includes work supporting people after early pregnancy loss, and she ran a monthly support group before the pandemic. She also provided counselling in settings that supported people with complex needs, helping them make changes in their lives. In sessions she aims to offer respect, compassion and sensitivity. Conversations focus on understanding difficult emotions and finding manageable next steps. Ella mixes client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural and solution-focused work when these suit a person’s goals. She helps people with grief, addiction concerns, relationship distress, sleeping problems, anger, compassion fatigue and struggles with self-worth. Ella also supports work around life purpose, forgiveness, guilt and midlife transitions. Practical details are straightforward: she sees people in private practice and previously worked in local psychological services. Prospective clients are encouraged to check current session options before booking and to use the Start Therapy flow to find a suitable time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Ella draws on client-centred counselling to make the person feel heard and respected; this approach focuses on listening, empathy and helping people make their own choices about change. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking and build practical coping strategies for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Solution-focused work concentrates on small, achievable steps and on building what already works well in a person’s life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ella discusses goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and she adapts techniques to support those aims. The process is collaborative and paced to what the person wants to try.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to access therapy alongside work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals use a range of ways to run sessions, and Ella will help find an arrangement that fits practical needs and therapeutic goals.