Kelly Richardson
Experienced person-centred counsellor helping with grief and stress
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About Kelly
Kelly Richardson works from a person-centred and integrative stance. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about anxiety, grief, stress and life changes. Kelly makes room for practical strategies as well as longer conversations about deeper causes.
Kelly trained in counselling at the University of Hull and Leeds Beckett University. She has 11 years of experience and has supported people with depression, relationship and parenting concerns, work-related stress and self-esteem issues.
Background and approach
Her work has included roles with Cruse Bereavement Care and NHS IAPT services, and she carries experience from work alongside police and emergency services staff. She uses Client-Centred Therapy principles - offering empathy, genuineness and acceptance - alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thoughts and coping strategies.
Mindfulness tools and Solution-Focused ideas are also part of her approach when they suit the person in front of her. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people find their own reasons for change. Kelly describes herself as holistic, linking physical wellbeing with mental health from her earlier background in fitness and health.
She keeps learning through continuing professional development and regular workshops to refresh her skills. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP. Sessions are delivered in English and Kelly does not take international clients.
To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 11
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 90923
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Kelly's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Kelly works with
Everything Kelly lists, in their own terms.
- 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
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How Kelly works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. Together they decide whether short-term tools or longer conversations about roots of the issue are most helpful, and they adjust as progress is made.
Details of session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and use brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It also allows using practical CBT exercises and mindfulness practices between meetings to support change in everyday life.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Kelly specialise in?
Kelly focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also supports issues around career, relationships, parenting and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works in a person-centred way, offering empathy and acceptance, and draws on CBT, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kelly has 11 years of counselling experience that includes work with bereavement services and an NHS IAPT initiative.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, recorded as BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Kelly?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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