Kelly Richardson , BACP

Kelly Richardson is a counsellor who uses a person-centred, integrative approach to help people manage stress, anxiety and grief. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness ideas to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try practical coping strategies. Kelly has worked in this field for 11 years and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

She began her working life in health and fitness and later spent many years working with the police. Those roles shaped her interest in both physical wellbeing and emotional resilience. She trained in counselling at the University of Hull and Leeds Beckett University and has continued with professional development since qualifying.

Kelly has experience supporting people with loss and bereavement through Cruse Bereavement Care and has worked on an NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies initiative addressing anxiety and depression. She also works with workplace stress through Employee Assistance Programme providers and sees private clients in her practice A New Horizon.

In sessions Kelly focuses on creating a warm, respectful space where people can talk things through and identify their own solutions. She offers both short-term practical strategies and longer-term work that looks at underlying patterns. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Therapy is available in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Kelly works from the United Kingdom and follows the BACP’s professional standards.

How Kelly’s approaches translate to online therapy

Kelly uses a person-centred, integrative stance online, putting the person’s priorities first and adapting techniques to suit each session. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathy and acceptance so people can talk honestly and find their own answers; it helps with low mood, self-esteem and life decisions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple exercises to try between sessions. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression and changing unhelpful patterns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention skills and simple breathing or awareness exercises to reduce rumination and improve coping with stress and grief.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Kelly collaborates with each person to decide what to try first, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan based on needs, goals and preferences.

Online sessions can be flexible and fit around busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer typing or need brief, on-the-go support. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions and to try different formats as circumstances change.