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Melanie Kennedy, BACP

8 years in practice

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Melanie Kennedy offers calm, practical support for people dealing with worry, low mood and relationship strain.

License and registration

BACP
374366 · expires May 2026
Years in practice
8
Languages
English

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About Melanie

Melanie Kennedy offers calm, practical support for people dealing with worry, low mood and relationship strain. She aims to make conversations straightforward and easy to follow. Melanie meets each person without judgement and shapes sessions around what matters most to them.

She uses ideas from existential therapy to help people face big life questions and make clearer choices. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work to build coping skills and strengthen relationships.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to change. Melanie has eight years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That background informs how she plans short- and longer-term work with people.

Typical sessions involve exploring current problems, noticing patterns that keep those problems going, and testing small, practical steps to try between meetings. She adapts the pace to each person and revisits goals as things shift. She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, addiction and grief, alongside relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Melanie also supports people with attachment and abandonment difficulties, body image concerns, and neurodiverse presentations such as ADHD. People can expect straightforward language and a respectful manner. Melanie offers video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging sessions to fit different needs and routines.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Melanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Approaches Melanie names

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Online support

How Melanie uses different approaches online

Existential therapy helps people focus on meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels confusing or empty. It encourages honest conversations about values and the practical choices that follow, which can help with life transitions, low mood and identity concerns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic stress or health issues.

Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust. This approach supports people dealing with abandonment, communication problems and intimacy challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan to fit how the client responds and what life demands allow.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video sessions suit deeper conversations and visual connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or live chat works well for quick check-ins or writing things out. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving and busy schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Melanie commonly help with?

Melanie supports people with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also works with grief, addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and many other life challenges listed on her profile.

What is Melanie's therapy style like?

Her style is conversational and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on clear goals and practical steps. She combines exploring values and meaning with skills to manage difficult thoughts and feelings.

How much experience does Melanie have?

She has eight years of professional experience working with people on a broad range of concerns. That experience shapes how she plans and adapts sessions.

Where is Melanie based and what credentials does she hold?

Melanie practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted, so people based outside the UK can work with her subject to scheduling and location considerations.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and routines.

How do sessions and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

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