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Kelly Punton, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Coping with life changes

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Kelly Punton uses a practical, person-focused style to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She is listed with NCPS and has five years of experience in counselling. Kelly aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, non-judgemental space to talk about what matters most.

She works in a straightforward way to help people clarify what they want to change and to make small, manageable steps towards those goals.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on what is useful now - reducing overwhelm, improving day-to-day coping, and building self-esteem and confidence. Kelly draws on approaches that help people notice their thinking, accept difficult feelings, and try new behaviours. Her background includes supporting people through relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and loss.

She also helps with issues around parenting pressures, career stress, eating concerns and intimacy-related struggles. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, body image, fertility and end-of-life matters. Kelly uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred work to tailor sessions to each person.

She also applies solution-focused and trauma-aware techniques when they suit the situation. The emphasis is practical - finding ways to cope better day to day and to move towards meaningful goals. Sessions are available in English and are offered to people based in the United Kingdom.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits them.

How evidence-based approaches meet online convenience

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then to choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms and improve function. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression and stress. Client-Centred Therapy offers a warm, non-judgemental space where the person sets the pace and topics, helping to increase self-understanding and confidence.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will talk through different methods and tailor the work to someone’s goals, needs and preferences. Many people start with one method and combine others as progress is made, so flexibility is part of the plan.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people connect face to face when travel is difficult. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflection between sessions, or when a shorter way to communicate is needed. These options increase flexibility and make ongoing support easier to maintain with a professional.

What kinds of problems does Kelly help with?

Kelly supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and major life changes. She also addresses relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, career stress and body image concerns.

What is Kelly's therapeutic style like?

Her style is person-focused and practical. She uses techniques that help people notice thoughts, accept difficult feelings and try small behavioural changes.

How much experience does she have?

Kelly has five years of professional experience in counselling work. That experience includes supporting people through bereavement, relationship strain and trauma-related concerns.

Where does Kelly practise and what credential does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with NCPS. NCPS is shown as the supplied credential.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with Kelly?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people in the United Kingdom only.

What session formats are available?

Kelly offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do I begin working with her and what does it cost?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session. Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

Contacting Kelly

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Kelly Punton, NCPS

Background and approach

How evidence-based approaches meet online convenience

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety