About Kelly
Kelly Kelbrick is an ACA counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and ADHD. She writes simply and listens closely so people feel heard. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use day to day.
Kelly works in a warm and collaborative way. She aims to make sessions feel calm and straightforward. Conversations often begin with what’s causing the most strain now, then move to small changes that build stability and confidence.
Background and approach
Her background includes three years working across mental health settings and personal counselling. That experience shapes a steady, problem-solving approach. Kelly draws on evidence-based techniques to help with emotional regulation, self-esteem and recovery after difficult events.
In sessions she uses short, manageable exercises and goal-focused conversations. The emphasis is on skills people can practise between appointments. She also pays attention to neurodiversity and how different thinking styles affect daily life.
Kelly speaks English and Afrikaans and works with adults in Australia. She supports people through life transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, identity concerns and complex emotional patterns. The aim is to help clients feel more able to cope and make clearer choices about what comes next.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Kelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and improving how people relate to others. These approaches are useful for anxiety, trauma-related distress, mood difficulties and challenges with emotional control.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kelly works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences and life context. She will discuss options and adapt the plan as needs and progress become clearer.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls are good for in-depth conversation and seeing non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick updates, brief problem-solving or people who prefer writing. These options aim to make counselling more flexible and easier to schedule around work, care commitments and daily life.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
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