Kelly Dynes

• Trauma and bereavement
• CBT and mindfulness
• Neurodiversity aware

About Kelly

Kelly Dynes works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and a wide range of life stresses, using a person-centred approach and practical therapeutic tools. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 11 years of clinical experience.

Kelly uses clear, direct listening and aims to build a trustworthy working relationship. She combines Client-Centred Therapy with cognitive and emotion-focused methods to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. Sessions include talking through experiences, identifying patterns and trying out different ways of coping.

She has particular experience supporting people after trauma and bereavement, and with long-term issues such as anxiety, depression and compassion fatigue. Kelly also works with concerns around addiction, ADHD, relationship difficulties, grief, anger and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, chronic illness and disability, caregiver stress, dissociation and post-traumatic stress.

Kelly speaks English and practises in the United Kingdom. She draws on her lived experience of disability and wheelchair use when relevant, and she is experienced in working with neurodivergent clients. She is learning British Sign Language and expects to use it in her work in the coming months.

Her style is straightforward and respectful. Sessions are collaborative: Kelly listens, offers feedback and suggests practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness and trauma-focused approaches when they may help.

How her approaches work in remote counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful working relationship, letting the person lead what they bring to sessions and checking in about what helps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change distressing reactions and improve daily functioning. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on how past traumatic events affect current feelings and coping, and includes techniques to reduce distress linked to those memories.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before, then agree a plan together. That plan can change as therapy progresses and as different methods are tried.

The biography does not list which remote formats are used, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, care commitments and travel, and can allow shorter check-ins or phone-only meetings when video is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals adapt their methods so therapy still covers practical skills, emotion work and trauma processing when conducted remotely.

Topics Kelly lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Communication problems
• Dissociation
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Kelly

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She supports people with anxiety and panic attacks using practical strategies and therapy methods.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a Client-Centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and trauma-focused work.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of experience working with trauma, bereavement, anxiety and depression.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her counselling?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.