Kelly Richardson, BACP

Kelly Richardson is a counsellor with 11 years of experience who works in a person-centred way. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and low mood. Kelly also supports people facing career change, parenting and family concerns, and difficulties with self-esteem and anger.

She believes the relationship between counsellor and client matters most. Kelly combines empathy, honesty and acceptance to help people find their own answers. Sessions encourage people to talk through feelings and try practical strategies they can use day to day.

Kelly trained at the University of Hull and Leeds Beckett University and completed core counselling training. She has worked with Cruse Bereavement Care on loss and bereavement and with an NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service on anxiety and depression.

Alongside therapeutic work she has experience supporting people affected by work-related stress through Employee Assistance Programmes. Her background includes many years working with the police and with emergency services employees, which informs her approach to stress and trauma-related concerns.

Her practice draws on a range of methods including Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. Kelly aims to tailor sessions to each person, offering both shorter-term coping tools and longer-term exploration of the roots of a problem.

Sessions and arrangements are managed through the site process. People interested in talking with Kelly are invited to begin the booking steps and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Kelly uses practical therapies online

Kelly blends Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in a straightforward way. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own answers. It suits people who need space to talk and be heard without judgement. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link and introduces manageable techniques to reduce anxiety or lift mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kelly will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. She aims to adapt methods so they fit each person's situation, whether that means short-term skills building or longer conversations about deeper issues.

The biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can still help people fit sessions around busy lives, reduce travel time and allow conversations from more convenient locations. It can also make it easier to have shorter check-ins or to use a mix of reflective exercises and practical tasks between meetings.