Kelly Ready , AASW

Kelly Ready is an AASW social worker with 15 years of professional experience supporting people through stressful and painful life moments. She focuses on everyday worries like anxiety, depression and sleep problems, as well as relationship and intimacy concerns. Kelly also helps with parenting strains, grief, trauma and substance use issues. She writes clearly and keeps conversations practical and down to earth.

Kelly tailors sessions to each person’s needs and pace. She draws on therapies that help people notice their thoughts, build skills to manage emotions, and strengthen attachment and connection. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused while keeping compassion at the centre.

Her background includes long-term work in community and clinical settings across Australia. That experience shaped a straightforward style that values clear strategies and real-life problem solving. She draws on a mix of approaches to match coping skills to each concern.

Clients can expect calm listening, practical homework when useful, and steady guidance through setbacks. Kelly is also a parent and understands the pressures of juggling family responsibilities with self-care.

Therapy can cover a wide range of issues from body image and eating concerns to career stress, ADHD and care-giver strain. Kelly works with people from diverse backgrounds, including those with LGBT concerns and complex histories such as adoption and attachment issues. Her aim is to help people find more ease in day-to-day life and clearer paths forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Kelly commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside Client-Centred principles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and supports taking valued action even when things feel hard. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people build safer, more trusting connections with others. Client-Centred work emphasises empathic listening and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person seeking support.

Finding the best approach is a shared process. Kelly will work with clients to identify goals, try different strategies and adjust what isn't helping. The therapist aims to match methods to a person’s needs and preferences so therapy feels useful and doable.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone conversations, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or messaging can suit people who prefer typed check-ins or ongoing written support between calls. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family and everyday life.