Counsellor profile
Kelly Ready, AASW
AASW social worker - parenting and trauma support
Continue with KellyAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting issues
- ACT and CBT tools
About Kelly
Kelly Ready is an AASW social worker with 15 years of professional experience in Australia. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges and related life changes. Kelly draws on her own experience as a parent of three when talking about the daily pressures of family life.
Kelly prefers clear, practical conversation. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what can be tried next. She uses plain language and short, manageable steps so people can try things between meetings and notice what helps.
Her approach combines skills-based work and reflective discussion. That may mean learning coping skills from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, practising emotional awareness from Attachment-Based Therapy, or using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools to notice and move with difficult thoughts. She also draws on Client-Centred ideas to keep conversations focused on the person in front of her.
Kelly has supported people through parenting strain, birth-related trauma, grief after loss, and long-term anxiety. She also works with concerns such as addictions, body image, sleep problems, anger, and compassion fatigue. Where needed, she looks at how past attachment and relationship patterns shape current difficulties.
Sessions are practical and paced to each person. Kelly aims to help a client find clearer next steps for everyday life rather than offer long theoretical explanations. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Kelly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with many people. ACT helps you notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match your values rather than getting stuck on unhelpful ideas. CBT breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical skills to change patterns that keep problems going.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly treats matching methods to your needs as a collaborative step. Together you decide whether skills practice, emotional processing, or reflective conversation will suit your goals and day-to-day life.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule short check-ins, fit sessions into a lunch break, avoid travel time, or choose not to use video. These practical benefits can help therapy fit around parenting and busy household routines without promising particular formats.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns and related issues such as sleep, eating and self‑esteem.
How would she approach my situation?
She uses practical conversation and skills-based work, combining approaches such as CBT, ACT and Attachment-Based Therapy to find everyday strategies that fit your life.
How much experience does she have?
Kelly has 15 years of professional experience working with people on parenting strain, grief, anxiety and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker practising in Australia.
Can I see her if I live outside Australia?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to people based in Australia and are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.