- Years in practice
- 11
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Kelly
Kelly Richardson is a counsellor who blends person-centred care with practical tools. She offers straightforward support for stress, anxiety, grief, low mood and parenting concerns. Her approach aims to help people find what works for them and regain energy and resilience.
Kelly began her counselling training after many years working alongside the police. That background shaped an interest in wellbeing and led her to study counselling at the University of Hull and Leeds Beckett University.
Background and approach
She has practised for 11 years and holds BACP registration, including accreditation through the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her work draws on client-centred principles, which means she focuses on empathy, genuineness and acceptance. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, and solution-focused methods to identify clear next steps.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools are used when they suit a person’s needs. Kelly has experience supporting people with loss and bereavement through Cruse Bereavement Care. She has also worked on an IAPT initiative addressing anxiety and depression and is an affiliate counsellor for Employee Assistance Programmes, handling work-related stress issues.
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. She describes counselling as a collaborative process, aiming to help people discover their own answers and make meaningful changes.
What Kelly works with
Everything Kelly lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kelly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kelly lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Kelly often uses client-centred work which focuses on listening, acceptance and helping a person find their own solutions. This approach is useful for people who need a steady, non-judgemental space to talk through feelings and life changes.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. CBT is practical and helpful for tackling anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking patterns by practising new ways of responding.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and recommend which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and seeing non-verbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer meetings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Kelly
What concerns does Kelly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and parenting worries, among other issues such as self-esteem and anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, offering empathy and acceptance while using practical techniques to address thinking and behaviour.
What experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of practice, with roles including work for Cruse Bereavement Care and involvement in an IAPT initiative for anxiety and depression.
What credentials and base does she have?
She holds BACP registration and accreditation and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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