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Kelly Day

Kelly Day, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - trauma and shame work

  • Integrative counselling
  • Spiritual themes
  • Trauma and grief

About Kelly

Kelly Day is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice. She works with people managing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, career questions and major life changes.

Kelly uses an integrative approach as her foundation. She blends different methods and has incorporated aspects of spirituality and creativity into her work. Sessions are shaped around what the client needs and the pace the client prefers.

She often helps people notice how feelings show up in the body, in behaviours, and in daily routines. Kelly talks through the links between emotions and actions to help people see patterns that may be keeping them stuck. This includes attention to self-worth, self-harm, addiction and difficult relationship dynamics.

Her experience includes supporting people with grief, abandonment, body image struggles, separation and post-traumatic stress. She also works with concerns such as guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose and end-of-life matters. Kelly draws on lived experience alongside her counselling practice when focusing on these issues.

In a session she will guide gentle exploration and creative ways of working when that fits. Spiritual themes may appear in conversation if the client wishes. The work is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for the person attending.

To begin, readers should consider whether they want to explore emotional patterns, bodily sensations, spiritual questions or practical coping skills, and then follow the booking steps provided by the service to match and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work can fit

Kelly uses an integrative counselling base, which means blending different evidence-based techniques to suit the issue. That might include talking therapies that focus on recognising and changing unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, depression and workplace stress. It also includes approaches that explore trauma responses and how past events affect current behaviour, which can help with post-traumatic stress and recovery from abuse.

She also brings creative and spiritual elements into sessions when clients want them. These ways of working can help people access feelings that are hard to name and notice how emotions appear in the body. Choosing which mix to use is a shared process; the therapist works with the client to decide what feels most useful for their goals and preferences.

If you plan to use online therapy, check the service listing for the current session options before booking. Confirming formats will make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life. Many people find online sessions help with scheduling, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, can adapt sessions to quieter surroundings, lower bandwidth or camera-off conversations so the work fits everyday routines.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBody imageDivorce and separationFamily problemsGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, intimacy issues, parenting and other life changes. Guilt and shame are listed among her focus areas.

How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?

She uses an integrative counselling approach, combining conversation, creativity and spiritual themes when helpful to understand how guilt and shame show up in thoughts, body and behaviour.

What is her background and experience?

She has four years of counselling experience and draws on personal lived experience alongside her professional work to inform her practice.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.

How are sessions priced?

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

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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