Ellie Cree – Counsellor

Hi, I’m Ellie, a BACP Accredited therapist qualified to work with individuals and couples. I strongly believe that self knowledge is the key to happiness. It allows you to heal from your past and make conscious intentional choices for your present and future. If you’re here, it might mean that there are some things in your life that you’d like to change, and my goal is to create a non judgemental safe space for you to explore the ‘what and how’. I see therapy as a shared investigation into you, meaning I will ask questions and be curious whilst encouraging you to take charge of the pace, push back and explore how you are feeling in the moment.

I believe it’s important to discuss the past; the ways of being that we learnt from our parents, our formative environment and even from society as a whole. In doing this we can understand truly which of our beliefs and values are innate to ourselves and which were perhaps learnt and don’t serve us. You may have experienced trauma in your life and my goal is to look directly at it, to sit with it and to help you accept and heal from it. This will all be done in a way that feels right for you, and I will consistently check in to make sure you feel safe.

If you are coming to see me as a couple, the process will look a little different as we will primarily focus on the relationship as a whole. However, I encourage one individual session each in our second week of therapy so I can get a sense of your past and your self outside of the relationship. After that we will work on communication, largely saying the things that really need to be said and ensuring they are heard. The focus is on understanding each other’s realities and treating them with respect.

I love to work with a wide range of people encompassing all genders, sexualities, ages, and racial diversities. Therapy is about developing a strong sense of identity, each of which is unique. My areas of special interest include queerness, sexuality, gender, non traditional relationship structures and kink. If you think any of these themes are present within your identity I am confident I can create a safe space for you to explore these.

I offer a free 15 minute introductory call for us to get to know each other a little better. If after this you would like to proceed, I offer sessions online and in person in London and St Leonards.

If you feel that I could be a good fit for you, please do get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you!

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