Kellie Giunta, BACP

Kellie Giunta is a BACP counsellor with over 12 years of practice who offers calm, compassionate support for people facing anxiety, trauma and major life stress. She creates a steady, non-judgemental space where clients set the pace and feel listened to. Her style is gentle and practical, aimed at helping people carry difficult feelings without feeling rushed or analysed.

She has led work in community settings and helped create a charity-based therapy centre offering more affordable support. That experience shapes how she works - with an emphasis on accessibility, inclusivity and emotional safety. Kellie uses trauma-informed boundaries and listens for what matters most to each person.

Kellie blends person-centred ways of working with evidence-based cognitive behavioural techniques. Person-centred practice means she follows the client’s lead and offers empathic understanding. Cognitive behavioural work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and building practical coping steps.

Over a dozen years she has supported people through anxiety, grief, relationship strain, addiction-related difficulties and issues linked to parenting and caregiving. She also offers supervision to other practitioners, drawing on her clinical experience to help them reflect on practice and professional challenges.

People who come for help can expect a mix of steady listening and hands-on tools for managing stress, sleep problems, anger and low mood. Kellie aims to help people find clearer thinking, more effective coping, and a greater sense of agency as they work through change and loss.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

People can expect two complementary ways of working. Attachment-based and person-centred ideas mean the therapist focuses on building trust, listening carefully and following what matters most to the client. This helps when dealing with grief, relationship hurt, abandonment and deep emotional wounds.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) brings a practical element. It helps identify thought patterns that feed anxiety or low mood and introduces step-by-step strategies for sleep, mood management and reducing unhelpful behaviours. CBT is useful for stress, panic, worry and many daily coping problems.

Finding the right blend of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and the kinds of tasks a client finds useful, then try options together and adjust as needed. Clients have space to test what helps and to set the pace for deeper work.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose quieter times, avoid lengthy commutes and use tools such as worksheets and exercises between sessions to reinforce learning.