About Kelly
Kelly Punton uses collaborative, person-focused therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She is presented as a compassionate counsellor who encourages honest conversation and practical steps. Kelly holds NCPS and has five years of experience in the United Kingdom.
She aims to make sessions straightforward and easy to follow. People can expect a calm space to talk about grief, relationships, self-esteem and trauma. Kelly listens for what matters most and helps identify simple actions that support progress.
How Kelly works
Her work often centres on practical strategies from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, alongside client-centred listening. This blend supports people who are dealing with depression, anger, or the emotional effects of cancer, fertility challenges, or bereavement. Kelly also addresses concerns like codependency, commitment issues, communication problems and intimacy-related difficulties.
She supports people coping with parenting stress, first responder pressures, and compassion fatigue. Sessions attend to both emotional needs and everyday functioning. People seeking help with eating concerns, body image, ADHD or midlife questions will find a pragmatic focus on goals and coping skills.
Kelly works step by step to reduce overwhelm and increase confidence. She encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time.
Kelly lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Kelly works with
The areas below are the ones Kelly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety and problems that feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood so people can find their own solutions and build confidence. It supports anyone needing a non-judgemental space to talk.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to use. The process is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face to face when it matters. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or suit lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between meetings and work well for brief check-ins or when writing things out helps. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on useful therapeutic progress.
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