Keely Strange , BACP

Keely Strange brings nine years of professional experience working primarily in the disability sector across several UK universities, supporting students and staff on a one-to-one basis to balance study, work and everyday life. She works with a wide spectrum of barriers - including depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD and addiction - helping people to manage practical study challenges as well as emotional and mental health difficulties. Her university roles include welfare support, offering everything from brief supportive conversations to in-depth discussions that aim to improve emotional regulation and self-awareness so clients can progress with their academic and professional goals.

Keely has delivered remote support for many years via telephone, Skype and Zoom and has maintained a private practice offering one-to-one counselling outside of her institutional work. She has long experience as a telephone counsellor, where listening without visual cues sharpened her therapeutic skills, and she also provides face-to-face sessions when needed. In addiction services she has managed her own caseload using administration, review and solution-focused methods to support recovery and change.

Her background also includes payroll and bookkeeping responsibilities, which reflect attention to detail and professional rigour. Keely is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and she attends fortnightly supervision to reflect on complex cases and safeguard good practice. She works within agreed boundaries and contracts, values empathy and a non-judgemental stance, and has accumulated hundreds of counselling hours across her nine years of practice.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Keely draws on client-centered, mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to shape online therapy in ways that suit each person. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a warm, non-judgemental relationship where the client’s own goals and pace guide the work; this approach is helpful for building self-awareness, confidence and emotional processing. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and grounding practices to reduce distress and increase present-moment coping - it can be useful for anxiety, stress and emotional regulation. Solution-focused work emphasizes practical steps and goal-setting, helping clients identify strengths and small changes that lead to clearer progress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Keely works collaboratively with clients to find what fits best. She listens to each person’s needs, preferences and goals and adjusts methods as sessions unfold so the work remains relevant and achievable.

Online therapy with Keely can take place by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility around work, study and daily commitments. These options make it easier to access sessions from different locations and at times that suit a client’s schedule, while still maintaining the therapeutic focus and supportive relationship that underpin effective counselling.