Kelly Punton , NCPS

Kelly Punton is a counsellor who uses person-centred work and practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She holds NCPS as a credential and works from a clear, down-to-earth style. Kelly speaks English and practices in the United Kingdom.

Kelly focuses on helping people cope with grief and loss, build self-esteem, and manage life changes. She also supports those facing trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, eating and body-image issues, and the strain of parenting. Her scope includes work with career stress, compassion fatigue and challenges linked to ADHD.

In sessions she aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where a person can talk honestly about thoughts and feelings. Conversations are practical and goal-focused when needed, and can also centre on understanding painful experiences. Kelly helps clients identify small steps they can try between sessions.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Trauma-Focused methods alongside client-centred counselling. This mix is used to match techniques to a person’s needs rather than fitting everyone to one model.

Therapy can include short-term problem solving or longer work on deeper issues such as attachment, abandonment or grief. People who wish to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking action aligned with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions by shifting attention from symptom control to meaningful living.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and encourages practical experiments to change patterns that maintain distress. It is often helpful for anxiety, mood concerns and coping with stress.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on current strengths and small, achievable steps to move a person toward their goals. It tends to suit people seeking short-term, goal-directed work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as different issues come up.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations when face-to-face contact helps, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing reflection without being on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work even when schedules or locations change.