Kelly Richardson, BACP

Kelly Richardson is a counsellor who combines a background in emergency services work and a long-standing interest in health and wellbeing to support people through stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. After many years working with the police, she trained in counselling beginning in 2010 and gained core training at the University of Hull and Leeds Beckett University. That experience, together with a practical interest in fitness and holistic wellbeing, shaped an integrative approach that considers both mental and physical aspects of functioning.

Kelly has worked with a range of services and settings, including Cruse Bereavement Care and an NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies initiative addressing anxiety and depression. She also works with Employee Assistance Programme providers on work-related stress and sees private clients through her practice, A New Horizon. In 2022 she was audited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - and passed that audit. She is BACP accredited, a recognition that reflects adherence to professional standards and ongoing professional development.

Her way of working is person-centered and integrative, offering the conditions of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard while drawing on tools from other approaches to suit each individual. Kelly can use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful automatic thoughts and develop practical coping strategies, or work longer term to explore underlying causes. She offers therapy by telephone, video and live chat, and places emphasis on a collaborative relationship that aims to help clients regain confidence, manage emotions and make meaningful change.