Mike Kelly, BACP

Mike Kelly is qualified in the United Kingdom and brings four years of professional experience to his therapeutic work. He holds BACP, which is a professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and indicates recognised training and adherence to UK counselling standards. Mike has supported people through stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, depression, and broader life changes, tailoring his approach to each person’s circumstances.

He aims to create an open and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings honestly. His practice includes helping clients navigate attachment and family concerns, cope with feelings of emptiness or isolation, address body image and workplace issues, and work through shame, guilt, and challenges to self-worth. Mike also offers support for those dealing with self-harm, questions about life purpose, and complicated dynamics such as narcissism.

Recognising that starting therapy takes courage, he values the first steps clients take and works collaboratively to set goals and build practical strategies. Mike’s focus is on evidence-based therapeutic techniques applied with empathy and respect for each person’s unique experience.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Therapy

Mike Kelly works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are tailored to the presenting difficulty and the individual’s goals. He uses skills-based approaches to help people manage stress and anxiety through practical coping strategies, breathing and grounding tools, and structured exercises that build emotional regulation and resilience. He also employs attachment-informed and relational work to explore relationship patterns, family dynamics, and issues of intimacy or trust, helping clients understand how past experiences shape current interactions. For grief and loss, Mike offers supportive, structured processing that helps people make sense of change and gradually rebuild daily routines and meaning.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Mike works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best. Together they assess needs, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences emerge, ensuring the work aligns with each person’s values and goals.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow clients to engage from familiar surroundings, and support ongoing contact between sessions when needed. Registered professionals deliver the sessions and adapt their methods so therapy remains effective across different formats.