Ellie Rowland-Callanan
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About me
I am an accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor supporting clients with a wide range of issues including feelings of stress or anxiety, intimacy issues, LGBTQ+ sexuality and gender questioning, relationship problems, grief, loss or bereavement, addiction and habits, trauma and post-traumatic stress, depression, low self-esteem, anger management, family struggles, ADHD, Autism, neurodivergence and sleep issues.
My role is to provide a safe place and guidance to support you in your self-discovery, facilitating you in examining your life and making meaningful choices within it. I take an empathetic, person-centred approach, providing affirmation and non-judgement.
I offer a wealth of opportunities for reflection in a confidential, mindful and objective environment. We will explore in a way which can lead to fresh perspectives and deeper understanding of yourself and your needs. You may come to counselling for support with anxiety or depression, to explore the past, or perhaps for an objective space to figure out what is happening for you.
Counselling is not about providing advice or solutions. It is to empower you to make your own choices and changes in your life.
I am an integrative counsellor and I use a variety of models, in an intersectional feminist way, understanding that many of these were not created to support a diverse community, and have previously caused harm to marginalised people. Wherever I can in my practice I seek to continuously decolonise approaches to the therapy I offer you, and we will work as equals in the space.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory
- Level 3 Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills
- Working with Trans and Gender Diverse Clients (Gendered Intelligence)
- Creative Writing Therapeutic Practitioner (ZunTold)
- BA Hons Drama
- Chartered Communications Professional (MCIM)
My profession is Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. I am an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) MNCPS (Acc), and a Registered member of the BACP (MBACP).
I work in a pluralistic way, using a variety of therapeutic models. We can work together to incorporate specific modalities, and/or creative writing and journalling techniques to facilitate your individual journey.
My areas of specialism include LGBTQIA+ affirmative and creative writing therapies. Prior to becoming a counsellor I worked as a senior communications strategist in the City of London. I bring valuable experiences of writing, mentoring teams and individuals, and leading in corporate workplaces into the therapy and coaching I offer.
I also incorporate hypnotherapy into our work on request.
- National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society Accredited Membership MNCPS (Acc.) - NCS20-01781
- BACP Registered Membership MBACP - 406114
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Creative Writing Therapy
- Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity Therapy (GSRD)
- Intersectional Feminist Therapy
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- Standard rate £60 per session for individual face to face or online counselling (50 minutes)
- Limited concession rates are available on request from £50
- We will usually meet weekly or fortnightly at the same time and day, which can be agreed at the initial appointment.
- I encourage all clients to keep regular attendance for the agreed programme of sessions to achieve an optimal outcome. No-shows are chargeable if they cannot be rearranged.
I work in-person, based in Bow, east London. I also work online or by telephone, UK-wide.
When I work
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I currently have some availability for daytime sessions and no availability for evening sessions.
Further information
"Ellie has been wonderful. It has been helpful to have a protected safe space to unpack and get curious about my own experiences and thoughts. I would say I'm fairly reflective but it cannot compare to being in a space with someone qualified and exploring together." Anonymous, January 2024
"I started counselling sessions with Ellie, having recently come out in my late twenties, and was struggling with self-acceptance, guilt, and many fears and questions about my identity and my future. I found our sessions to be a really safe space to explore those fears and questions without judgement, and unpack some of the beliefs that were holding me back from living more authentically as myself.
Being in my first queer relationship also brought up some challenging situations, and I found that talking those through with Ellie had a really positive impact on my relationship with my girlfriend. I feel our sessions have helped me in developing more self compassion and understanding, and being more confident and accepting of my sexuality and my journey." Anonymous, March 2024
"I’m so excited to say I did it!!!! Thank you for all the help and support over the last few months leading up to my trip to Las Vegas. At the beginning of the year I really didn’t think I’d be able to go away at all and now I’ve actually done it. I loved it and would love to go back again too! I feel really positive and couldn’t have have done this if I hadn’t had our sessions working through my travel anxiety and developing the tools to effectively manage it." Anonymous, May 2024
What to expect in your first session
Following a free initial call and contracting, we will arrange a time which is convenient for you, for weekly consecutive sessions.
If you attend online, I will send you a video call link. If you attend by telephone, I will call you at the agreed time for our session. For online and telephone appointments it is important that you are in a private space so that you cannot be heard.
If you attend in-person, I have a private, ground floor therapeutic space (the cabin) at my home in east London (E3). I will send you my full address with your contract after our initial call.
