Gina Kelly , BACP

Gina Kelly is a humanistic counsellor based in Hampshire in the United Kingdom, bringing over 10 years of clinical experience to her practice. She holds a BA(Hons) - a Bachelor of Arts with Honours - and a Diploma in Humanistic Counselling, and is affiliated with the BACP, a professional counselling association. Her work often supports people facing deep emotional distress, including depression, profound sadness, bereavement, loss of identity, serious illness, and end-of-life concerns. She also works with those seeking greater self-understanding, personal growth, and the confidence to navigate change.

Guided by a humanistic outlook, she believes in the intrinsic worth of every person and in a natural drive toward growth, acceptance, and emotional resilience. Gina draws on core humanistic principles such as unconditional positive regard, congruence, and empathic understanding to create a compassionate therapeutic relationship. Her approach is holistic, attending to mind, body, and spirit, and she aims to hold a gentle, supportive space where difficult feelings can be explored.

Gina collaborates with individuals to identify more helpful ways of managing lifeâs challenges and to develop meaningful coping strategies. Her clinical experience spans stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief and bereavement, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and other life transitions. She offers steady, non-judgmental support while helping clients work toward increased understanding, acceptance, and psychological wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Sessions

Gina draws on client-centered therapy, an approach that focuses on creating a warm, accepting relationship where the clientâs perspective is central. This method supports issues such as low self-esteem, relationship struggles, grief, and the desire for personal growth by encouraging self-exploration and autonomy.

She also integrates existential therapy, which explores questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility in the face of loss, illness, or life transitions. This approach can help people confronting end-of-life concerns, bereavement, feelings of emptiness, or significant life changes to find personal meaning and clearer direction.

Mindfulness therapy is used to help people become more aware of present-moment experience, reduce reactivity, and manage stress and anxiety. Simple mindfulness practices can support coping with chronic pain, depression, and overwhelming emotions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process and works best as a collaboration. Gina will work with each person to identify which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the way she uses these approaches as the work progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support into busy lives or when travel is difficult. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care and to tailor communication styles to what feels most helpful for each client.