Ellie Brunton

LOCATION: Wilbury Road consulting room and Online
AVAILABILITY: Monday evenings, from 4pm
PRICE: £60 - £70 per session
SPECIALISMS:
Sense of self
Trauma
Relationship difficulties
Anxiety
Depression
Anger
Difficulties managing emotions
Stress
Work related stress
Personality disorders
Bereavement/complex bereavement

Training 

Ellie is a fully qualified Integrative Psychotherapist and is accredited with registering body UKCP and a member of the BACP. She has completed both a Masters and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy and her training is based in psychodynamic and humanistic schools of thought. Ellie continues to build upon her training and further her knowledge on her special interests, which include difficulties in sense of self and relationships, as well as subjects related to traumatic experiences and their lasting impact.
Ellie has worked in mental health settings since 2018, and has worked as a psychotherapist in both private and charitable counselling organisations, as well as in a private mental health hospital.

Approach

Ellie’s integrative approach means that she pulls from different schools of thought to tailor the session to meet the needs of the client. The foundation for each session is non-judgemental, empathetic and safe. Ellie provides a non-directive space, as she feels it is important for clients to bring what is important to them. She works relationally and values the impact that early experiences can have in the formation of an individuals personality, as well as the way they approach relationships, emotions, work, and challenges in life. Ellie will seek to create new understanding, deeper meaning, and different ways of being, to allow her clients to engage more authentically and fully with their lives. Ellie’s style is warm and open, but she also believes in order to make change, there must be an element of challenge to create new perspectives and difference. Ellie offers short and long term therapy.

Sense of self

Our relationship with ourselves impacts how we engage with the world around us. There are many ways to experience difficulties in this area. Some feel like they ‘haven’t been feeling themselves’ or others may feel that they have never truly been in touch with who they are. Experiences at different stages in life can shake our sense of self and our identity, this may be experiences from childhood that shape the way we relate to ourselves, or perhaps experiences in later in life, such as bereavement, trauma, career problems, reaching a particular life stage, relationship difficulties, physical injury, or another experience has left you feeling out of touch with yourself. Difficulties in our sense of self can leave us feeling anxious, critical, confused, empty, depressed, angry, and fearful.

Ellie provides an open, compassionate and reflective space for her clients, and supports them on their personal journey to explore how they have come to have the relationship with themselves that they do and what may be getting in the way of a deeper connection to themselves, allowing them create a greater sense of satisfaction and engagement with life.

Trauma

Trauma is a deeply distressing experience that can affect us emotionally, physically, and mentally. Trauma isn’t defined only by the event itself but by how it affects us. It could be the result of a single overwhelming experience, or from prolonged stress and pain, such as neglect, abuse, or a difficult childhood. Trauma can disrupt our sense of security, change how we view ourselves and others, and even influence how we feel, think, and behave in everyday life. Some may start experiencing difficulties soon after the event, while others may not feel the full impact until years later.

In therapy, Ellie believes working with trauma does not mean reliving it. Instead, she focuses on helping her clients to feel safe, grounded and connected to life in meaningful ways. Ellie aims to help her clients to reclaim a sense of peace and control, creating a path to healing and helping clients to move forward with self-compassion and confidence.

Relationship issues

Relationships hold a significant place in our lives, and many people suffer with problems in their relationships at some point life. Problems in relationships can feel destabilising and impact how we feel about ourselves. Relationships can bring up difficult feelings, such as ones of anxiety, pre-occupation, depression, overwhelm, avoidance or fear. Therapy is a space to reflect on what our relationships are bringing up in us and explore the unique blueprint that each of us hold for how relationships take shape. Reflecting on patterns in relationships can help to understand why we are feeling the way we are, and why we may be responding in certain ways. These patterns may hold roots from childhood or past experiences, that are interfering with what is going on in the present day.

Ellie can support her clients to reflect on what is getting in the way of them having more fulfilling and satisfying relationships with others, and work through old ways of relating which may not suit their present environment.