Kelly Ready, AASW
15 years in practice
Kelly Ready helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship issues, depression and addiction.
License and registration
- AASW
- 671860 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Kelly
Kelly Ready helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship issues, depression and addiction. She also supports people facing work and career stresses, intimacy concerns, ADHD, and challenges with self-esteem and sleeping. Kelly is an empathetic practitioner who aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
Kelly has 15 years of professional experience in Australia and holds AASW credentials with a background in community and clinical settings.
Background and approach
She is a parent of three and uses that lived experience to understand the juggle of family life and work demands. Sessions are shaped to fit practical day-to-day realities rather than one-size-fits-all plans. Her approach is collaborative and centred on the individual.
Kelly listens first, then helps people spot patterns that keep them stuck. From there she works with clients to set small, realistic goals and to practise new skills between sessions. Kelly draws on a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioural strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based thinking and elements of dialectical behaviour work.
She adapts these methods to each person’s needs and pace rather than following a fixed script. People can expect straightforward language, practical tools and calm guidance. Kelly tailors the pace and focus to what matters most to the person in front of her, and she supports people as they try out changes in their daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- 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
- 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
- Family problems
- Fatherhood 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
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- 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
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kelly names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical strategies to change thinking and behaviour patterns that maintain depression, anxiety and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and intimacy issues, which can help with relationship and attachment concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will talk through goals, try methods and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps identify what feels useful and what to change as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video can allow deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit shorter check-ins. Chat or messaging can be useful for ongoing support between meetings or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while still working on practical change.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
Kelly works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, depression, addictions and a wide range of related issues.
How would you describe Kelly's therapeutic style?
She takes a collaborative, down-to-earth approach that focuses on listening, spotting unhelpful patterns and setting small practical goals to try between sessions.
What is Kelly's professional background?
Kelly has 15 years of professional experience in Australia and brings both clinical experience and lived experience as a parent to her work.
What credentials and location are listed for this counsellor?
Kelly holds AASW credentials and is based in Australia.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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