Allan Kelly Registered Member MBACP (Snr Accred)

About me

A very warm welcome.

For the last 17 years I've been transforming people's lives. I work with individuals and couples to make positive, enduring changes to their relationships, work, leisure and mental wellbeing. And I do all this just by talking with them.

Seems too good to be true? Well read what some former clients have to say...

latest testimonial

I had an idea when I started therapy that it was quite an indulgent thing to do, that I should get in and out as quickly as possible. In fact, it became a regular meeting for around two years. It has been a wonderful experience and has had a profound effect on the way I approach life.

A lot of the early sessions were quite emotional, I cried a lot. It helped to have someone to talk to who really listened. I think the greatest progress came after those initial sessions though, once I had let out some of the more raw emotions that I was feeling and built up trust with Allan through doing so. Allan helped me to explore assumptions about myself and other people’s opinions of me that I hadn’t even realised I had been making. Self awareness only takes you so far - having someone reflect back to you, in the safe space created by therapy, what it feels like to talk to you, to build a relationship with you, brought me far more insight that i could have found on my own.

Over time, the process of therapy greatly changed my view of myself and my approach to social situations, and a number of people close to me have commented on how much more at ease with myself I seem.

and another

'Things can always be seen more clearly when viewed from above. Spending time every week with Allan helped me to climb both a real and a virtual mountain which gave me a clear view and a clarity of thought. I feel empowered to climb a new mountain every day, thanks to my therapy and I do it with deep joy. I am stronger both inside and out and I would never have gotten to this place had I not spent that time with Allan.

His is a safe place where I felt entirely comfortable being honest, never judged and fully supported. It's empowering.'

and another

'I found working with Allan to be of great support to me during a range of challenging times in my life.  As these challenging changes occurred (starting a family, new employment etc……) I could often find myself becoming increasingly anxious.   The work we did was not about completely removing anxiety from my life but was about making it manageable to a point whereby it did not dictate how I lived my life.  The work we did together has allowed me to live life with a greater freedom.

I have perhaps not always been the best person at expressing emotions and I found having a set time set aside just for me to discuss my thoughts and feelings very rewarding.  I think I could best describe my sessions with Allan in two ways.

A reset – a chance to discuss what was going on with me and to look at it objectively without being judged.  I think Allan once described it as an “oasis in the week” and that saying stuck with me, it was a chance to “slow-down” and force myself to think and understand my feelings.

Planning for improvement -  we came up with plans and goals for me to achieve and this ensured I saw results from my work and also helped to improve my mental health.

I would not hesitate to recommend Allan´s services.'

and another

'During the time spent with you I feel that I have developed in to my own person. I had always gone from one disfunctional relationship to another and never stopped to work out who I wanted to be or to appreciate what I have. Now I enjoy my children, enjoy being on my own and am able to fill my time doing purposeful stuff, like theatre, galleries, walks in the park. I feel much more comfortable in asking for what I want and don't try to please other as much, which means I am feeling more satisfied with the things that I do. My self esteem has grown and I now value myself far more than I ever have. I brought a mug the other day which says it all 'life is not about finding yourself, its about creating yourself' and through our sessions I believe we have created a base from which I can continue to grow and evolve. Thank you, I will be forever grateful.'