Ella Hooper

Certified Life Coach

I help people who are exhausted by overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and living in a constant state of anxiety come home to themselves. My work is grounded in nervous system awareness, emotional integration, and self-compassion—helping you slow down, feel safe in your body, and reconnect with who you truly are.

After spending 10 years in California helping launch a university and develop accredited emotional health curriculum for college students, I now support adults who are ready to stop fixing, forcing, and performing—and start living from a steady, authentic place.

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WORD ON THE STREET

Here’s what some of my clients have to say.

“I have worked through many issues in therapy for many years. But working with Ella was transformative beyond imagination. I’ve made so many unexpected breakthroughs.”

— New York Times Best Selling Author, Producer, Filmmaker

“My journey with loving myself started when I began coaching with Ella. She helped me heal from self-hatred, self-rejection and feeling powerless as a woman. She is like the Brene Brown for the artist.”

— Professional Singer & Actress

“When I started coaching with Ella, she gently “identified” me as nurture deficient, and the tears hit my eyes. It was true, and the weight of it gripped my body. “So we’re going to go slow,” she said. Now the tears pooled over. For those who have walked through trauma, going slow can feel like a luxury we can’t afford. Ella made it possible. We could go slow. Healing could feel gentle rather than forced. Never once did she rush in and try to fix me. She’d offer insight, new perspectives, and simple practices to guide me through my myriad of emotions, challenges, and aspirations, all the while going as slow as I needed. This has led to the fastest growth and change I’ve ever witnessed in myself. Through coaching with Ella, I’ve learned to love and embrace both myself and life again.”

— Actress, Filmmaker, Writer

"Working with Ella has been an absolute game-changer for me. Before our sessions, I struggled with feelings of contempt and self-rejection every time I looked in the mirror. But through her guidance and the inner healing process, everything has shifted. Now, I genuinely feel affirmation, acceptance, and joy when I see myself. It's not just about loving myself; it's about enjoying who I am and feeling God's joy about my existence. The transformation is profound, and I attribute it all to the deep heart healing work we've done together. No amount of self-help advice could have reached me on this level. Ella's support has been invaluable, and the wellbeing I've gained is priceless. I'm forever grateful for her guidance and the incredible impact she's had on my life."

— Producer

“My sessions with Ella started in the wake of a major professional fiasco that I was convinced was the end of my career. I was suicidally depressed. Coaching with Ella is like going to see a world class surgeon. She has an uncanny ability to pinpoint the exact source of pain, with extreme precision. I literally saw more progress with Ella in a single session than I saw in weeks with other professionals! Ella has given me the tools to know how to show myself compassion. She’s taught me how to create peace by lowering the stakes in my life. And she’s helped me to heal many parts of myself that were stuck in the past.”

- Film Producer, Director, Writer

“I’ve done so much inner-healing work over the years, but my biggest breakthroughs came with Ella. She is able to see through the messiness of life and relationships and cut right to the heart of the real problem, zeroing in on issues I had been circling for years without knowing it. She talked about concepts I’d heard before but never connected to like, “Self-Compassion” and “Inner-child work.” Ella broke these things down in such a way that I actually understood how to practically apply it to my life. After just a few months working with Ella I feel much more connected to my authentic self, less afraid/ashamed of my weaknesses, and more confident in knowing how to move forward towards my dreams.”

— Photographer, Mom, Artist

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Ella is a certified life coach

Background & Training

  • Bachelor of Arts, Major in Acting, Minor in Literature

  • University Lecturer at Bethel College, Northern California, for 8 years

  • Certified Life Coach through the IFA

  • Certified through Abi and Justin Stumvoll’s Reclaiming Your Nervous System course

Specialising in:
Nervous system regulation, anxiety, people-pleasing, and perfectionism

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