Ellie Finch, MA MBACP (Accred), is a clinical supervisor, counsellor, and social worker who works with children, parents and families. She is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a Professional Member of the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO), and registered with Social Work England as a Social Worker. She specialises in working with neurodivergent clients and parents and siblings of children with disabilities and complex medical conditions. She has a worked in a range of settings including CAMHS, schools, private practice, and local and national charities (including Relate, The Children’s Society and ChildLine). She has developed an innovative online service engaging children in counselling through videogames, such as Minecraft, and other digital tools.

Ellie provides consultancy and training to professionals and organisations who wish to use digital tools and videogames within their own practice. She has been supported by Cambridge Social Ventures and won an award from Unltd to create a social venture to train practitioners to use digital tools therapeutically. She is also part of the research team at the University of Cambridge who founded the ‘Bridging the ChASM: Creating Accessible Service using Minecraft’ project within the Faculty of Education.