Kelly Dynes, BACP

Kelly Dynes is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and grief. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, addictions, ADHD and relationship strain. Kelly draws on everyday language and practical steps so people feel heard and understood from the first session.

She believes the relationship between counsellor and client matters most. Sessions are built on straightforward listening, honesty and respect. Kelly aims to make the process steady and predictable so people can focus on change rather than procedure.

Kelly has eleven years of professional experience working with trauma, bereavement, anxiety and depression. She has lived experience of disability and uses that perspective when talking about chronic illness, caregiving and access issues. She also works with people who are neurodivergent and pays attention to how sensory and social differences affect day-to-day life.

Her practice uses a mix of person-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas, emotionally-focused techniques, mindfulness and trauma-focused work. In session she helps people notice patterns, try small experiments and develop new ways of relating to thoughts and feelings. The focus is practical and paced to what each person needs.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or messaging. Kelly holds BACP registration, which indicates professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and book according to the therapist's schedule.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. It helps people feel heard and encourages self-directed change through an empathic relationship.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It uses simple experiments and practical tools to reduce anxiety, depression and panic symptoms.

Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to how past harms affect current life and uses careful, gradual techniques to help people process those experiences and build coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that feel comfortable and useful. That collaborative process helps choose whether to emphasise CBT exercises, emotional processing or mindful practices.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls can mirror face-to-face sessions, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility needs while keeping a steady therapeutic process with a registered professional.