Melanie Kennedy , BACP

Melanie Kennedy helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low or overwhelmed. She works with those facing relationship and intimacy‑related worries, addiction and mood difficulties, and people exploring LGBT issues. Melanie speaks plainly and treats people with respect and sensitivity.

She uses straightforward conversation to make sense of what is causing distress. Together with each person she shapes a plan that fits their situation and goals. Sessions are practical and focused on what someone wants to change.

Melanie draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment‑Based work. These methods are adapted to the person rather than applied in a fixed way. She also uses client‑centred and emotion‑focused ideas to keep the work grounded in the person’s experience.

Over eight years she has helped people with grief, trauma, self‑esteem and coping with life changes. Additional areas she supports include eating and sleeping difficulties, chronic health challenges, career stress, parenting strain and compassion fatigue. She also works with people concerned about body image, codependency and commitment issues.

Sessions focus on clear aims and small steps that can be tried between meetings. Melanie emphasises collaboration - people set the pace and priorities. Practical tools and compassionate listening are combined to help build steadier routines and clearer choices.

Therapy is offered in English and is available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Melanie is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Approach and online sessions that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting pushed around by them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and difficult life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical skills to shift them, often helping with anxiety, depression and stress. Attachment‑based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and ways of relating and can be helpful for intimacy and trust issues.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Melanie will discuss options and try methods that seem most helpful for each person's goals. The choice of approach is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online therapy with Melanie can happen by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video is good for a face‑to‑face feel, phone works when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can be used for brief check‑ins or when writing feels easier. These options make therapy more flexible for work, caring responsibilities or travel and let people shape sessions around their day.