Counsellor profile
Kelly Ready, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - relationships and codependency
Continue with KellyWhere Kelly stands
- Credentials
- AASW
- Registration
- AASW, Australia / 671860
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- stress and anxiety
- codependency concerns
- CBT and DBT skills
About Kelly
Kelly Ready is an AASW social worker with 15 years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting concerns and birth trauma. Kelly also supports clients dealing with codependency, addictions, mood concerns and life transitions.
Kelly writes in straightforward language and keeps sessions practical. She uses client-centred conversation to help people name what matters to them. Sessions often include clear tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and skills drawn from dialectical behaviour therapy to manage strong emotions.
Attachment-based ideas help her look at patterns that repeat between partners or carers and the people they rely on. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used when people want to get clearer about values and make steady changes that fit their daily life. Kelly describes approaches simply and links them to everyday routines rather than technical jargon.
Kelly is a parent of three and draws on that lived experience when discussing family rhythms, workload and the strain of caretaking. She aims to make conversations practical for busy lives, with suggestions that can be tried between sessions. That includes short exercises, pacing strategies and ways to set clearer boundaries.
People come to Kelly wanting fewer firefighting moments and more reliable ways of handling demands. She encourages small steps and focuses on what can change now, while recognising longer patterns that need attention.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Kelly commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take practical steps toward those values, which can be useful for people stuck in people-pleasing or avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect trust and boundaries, which helps when codependency or repeating relationship cycles are the main concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will discuss different options with clients and decide together which methods fit the person's goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process looks at what feels workable in day-to-day life and what skills the client wants to practise between sessions.
The exact online session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to keep sessions during life transitions, so practical tools and skill practice can be combined with regular conversations about progress.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Kelly works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and codependency among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is straightforward and practical using client-centred conversation alongside CBT and DBT skills to manage emotions and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with these issues in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is credentialed with the AASW and practises in Australia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions if I live outside Australia?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.