Counsellor profile
Kelly Richardson, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 90923
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Person-centred approach
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Kelly
Kelly Richardson is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and life changes, plus relationship and self-esteem concerns including codependency. Her practical focus is on helping people find workable steps forward rather than giving direct advice.
She uses a person-centred style that puts the client’s perspective at the centre of sessions. That means she listens for what matters to the client and explores options together. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, and on mindfulness exercises to ground short-term coping.
Kelly’s background includes several years’ work with the police and experience supporting emergency services employees. She has worked on bereavement with Cruse Bereavement Care and on anxiety and depression within an IAPT NHS initiative. This mix of roles informs a practical approach to stress and work-related problems.
Her core counselling training was at the University of Hull and Leeds Beckett University. She is a BACP member and completed the BACP accreditation process in 2022, a review that looked at her ethical practice and professional standards. She continues to attend courses and workshops to update her skills.
In sessions she collaborates on short-term coping strategies and on longer-term exploration when people want that. She offers talking therapy in ways that fit individual needs and helps people practise techniques they can use between meetings.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Kelly blends person-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Person-centred work means the counsellor listens, reflects and helps clients find their own answers. That approach helps when someone wants to understand why they keep putting others first and to explore values and choices.CBT looks at negative automatic thoughts and how they affect feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can include practical CBT tasks, such as identifying thought patterns and trying out new responses between meetings. Mindfulness practice involves simple grounding and breathing exercises that help reduce anxiety and increase focus for everyday situations.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor discusses goals, preferences and what feels useful, then adjusts techniques together. This collaborative checking helps decide whether to focus on short-term coping, longer-term exploration, or both.
The biography states she currently works by telephone, video and live chat on an online platform, but readers should confirm the exact session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time while practising tools between meetings.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem and related concerns including codependency.
How would she work with people who keep putting others first?
She uses a person-centred approach to listen and reflect, and combines that with CBT to identify patterns and practical steps for setting boundaries.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years’ experience, including work with the police, Cruse Bereavement Care, and an IAPT NHS initiative for anxiety and depression.
Which credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the UK?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
The biography indicates she works by telephone, video and live chat on an online platform; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.