Keely Strange

Keely Strange is a counsellor who uses a warm, person-centred style to help people understand and manage strong emotions. She works in straightforward language and aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, anger and other concerns.

Her background includes nearly a decade of counselling work across university disability services and in clinical settings. Keely has supported students and staff through anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, depression and addiction. Much of this work has been carried out remotely by telephone and video, and she also has experience of face-to-face sessions when required.

Keely uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow what each person needs in the room. She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and feelings, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set practical steps for change. These approaches are used to help with relationships, grief, eating concerns, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and career stresses among other topics.

In her university role she provides welfare conversations ranging from brief chats to longer talks about emotional well-being. She is accustomed to maintaining clear boundaries and working within an ethical framework as a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Keely says she finds it rewarding to see people grow and gain confidence. Her style is approachable and calm, and she aims to help clients build self-awareness and clearer ways of managing emotions and behaviour.

How Keely adapts talking therapies for online work

Keely commonly draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in her online work. Client-Centred Therapy means the counsellor follows the client’s lead, offering empathy and reflective listening to help people make sense of feelings. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention and breathing practices that help reduce reactivity and increase awareness of emotions. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps and exceptions to problems so clients can build on what already works.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Keely will discuss goals and preferences and jointly decide which methods feel most helpful. That shared planning helps shape sessions so they meet practical needs and personal comfort.

Her past practice includes telephone and video conversations, and she has experience supporting clients remotely. Please confirm the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life because it removes travel time, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can be arranged across different time slots to suit study or work commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and pacing so online sessions still focus on listening, problem solving and building emotional skills.