Kelly Porch , NCPS

Kelly Porch is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with over 13 years of experience who works with people facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She helps those dealing with anxiety and depression to build practical strategies for managing worry and overthinking, and supports clients who are adjusting to a health diagnosis or coping with chronic pain and illness as they move toward a more accepted daily life. She also works with feelings of shame, low self-esteem, stress, and the aftermath of trauma, offering a calm and focused space to explore what is causing distress.

Rather than directing sessions, Kelly follows a client-centered style while gently challenging unhelpful patterns so clients can get to the heart of their concerns more efficiently. She combines this approach with targeted techniques such as hypnotherapy and solution-focused methods to tailor work to each individual’s needs. Kelly holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification that reflects her training in psychotherapeutic practice.

Kelly aims to help people develop coping strategies, improve self-understanding, and find a clearer path forward from difficult experiences. Daytime and evening appointments are offered subject to availability, and she welcomes conversations about how best to work together to address whatever is troubling a person right now.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-centered therapy focuses on the individual’s experience and creates a supportive environment where the client leads the conversation while the therapist offers reflective listening and gentle challenge to promote self-understanding and growth. This approach is helpful for people working through low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or general life stress.

Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help access resources in the mind that support change in habits, reduce persistent worry, or address symptoms linked to trauma and stress. It can be used alongside talking therapy to reinforce new perspectives and coping strategies.

Solution-focused therapy emphasizes practical, goal-oriented steps to create change. It helps clients identify strengths and small, achievable actions that move them toward clearer goals and reduced distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Kelly Porch collaborates with each person to determine which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She works with clients as partners in planning the right path forward.

Online therapy with Kelly is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which offers flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or health concerns. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions and access consistent support without the need for travel, helping therapy fit into everyday life.