Ellie Katayoun

About Ellie Katayoun

Ellie Katayoun is a personal development and emotional wellness coach with a rich academic and professional background in psychological wellbeing. With several years of experience supporting individuals in managing emotional challenges, Ellie offers coaching-based support that focuses on building confidence, clarity, and personal insight.

Ellie’s coaching sessions are collaborative and empowering, helping clients explore their goals, emotional blocks, and life direction in a structured and confidential setting.

Coaching Focus Areas

Ellie supports individuals seeking guidance in:

• Self-confidence and personal empowerment
• Managing stress and emotional overwhelm
• Understanding relational patterns and emotional responses
• Navigating transitions, identity, and personal purpose
• Exploring low mood and motivation
• Developing healthy boundaries and coping strategies

With a deep interest in human behaviour and emotional patterns, Ellie helps clients cultivate awareness and develop practical skills for managing everyday challenges and interpersonal dynamics.

Coaching Style & Tools

Ellie’s coaching is integrative and person-centred, tailored to each individual’s needs. Drawing from her background in psychology and psychotherapy studies, she uses:

• Reflective conversation and goal-focused planning
• Compassionate, non-judgmental listening
• Strength-based techniques and emotional insight
• Values-based exploration and personal narrative work

Her warm and empathic presence allows clients to feel safe, seen, and heard as they explore their challenges and aspirations.

Education & Background

• BSc (Hons) Psychology – Queen Mary University of London (Russell Group)
• MSc Psychotherapy Studies – The New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, in partnership with Middlesex University

Additional specialist training from:

• Metanoia Institute
• The Anna Freud Centre

Ellie is currently completing doctoral training in Counselling Psychology in the UK.

She has worked in a wide range of mental health settings in the UK including helplines, community wellness programmes, and crisis support services. She currently holds a leadership role with Mind’s Crisis Prevention Service, where she supports people through acute emotional stress.

While this experience shapes her awareness and skills, in Dubai Ellie offers non-clinical coaching services only, aligned with regulatory guidelines.

Personal Approach & Values

Ellie believes that lasting change comes through self-awareness, autonomy, and emotional insight. She helps clients slow down, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters — without pressure or judgment.

Her work is deeply rooted in:

• Empathy and authenticity
• A belief in the client’s capacity for growth
• Cultural sensitivity and respect for individual identity
• A collaborative, non-directive process of discovery

Your First Session

Your initial session with Ellie will involve:

• Exploring your key challenges and goals
• Understanding your unique strengths and life context
• Co-creating a plan for future sessions
• Establishing trust and comfort in a confidential, supportive space

Ellie’s sessions are structured around your needs, and there is no obligation to continue after the first meeting.

Disclaimer: Ellie Katayoun is not licensed by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). She does not provide psychological therapy, clinical diagnosis, or mental health treatment in the UAE. All services offered in Dubai are strictly coaching-based, focusing on emotional wellness, personal development, and self-awareness.