Paul Kelly

Thanks for visiting my page.  My website has some further information about me both personally and professionally, including the services I offer. 

I hope you find the right support that you may need at this time of looking, either here, or elsewhere. 

I have extensive experience spread over a number of decades of working with both adults and children who present with a range of mental health, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties, within The NHS, Statutory Social Care settings and Private Practice.  

I currently provide individuals, couples, and whole families, including children, a safe space to reflect on the challenges that may have emerged in their lives.  Prioritising providing a space to process and attend to difficulties that you may have faced, either just for yourself, and/or within your relationships.

Systemic Psychotherapy promotes a world view that we are not in isolation and to understand one person, we must consider people within their broader context. 

I offer a free; no obligation, initial 30 minute enquiry session.  Either virtually or on the phone,  to establish whether I may be able to help.  I see this as a collaborative discussion to also establish whether we could work together and whether you feel I could be helpful.  (If I feel signposting is indicated, I will discuss this with you) 

I use rooms at The Practice Rooms in Queens Square, and Barton Hill Wellbeing Centre, which all have easy access and a free public car park nearby.  I also have access to other city centre locations, and also can provide virtual therapy with online sessions.   

I hold the belief that the answers we are searching for are held within us, all within our own reach, and I provide assistance to guide families to be able to manage their our personal difficulties.  

What to expect from your first session.  
If you choose for us to work together, firstly, I recommend we initially have a 3-5 set number of sessions to build a shared picture of an understanding of the difficulties that you and your family may be facing.  For some people this understanding itself becomes a helpful platform to move forward in life. For others this sets the focus for our work.

I provide both short term and longer term therapy.  

I am interested in Narrative Therapy, and use a good amount of these resources and techniques in my therapy work. Exploring the stories we connected to, and reflecting on the untold stories can be a profound experience for many clients. 

I hope this has given you a flavour of me and my orientation to my work. 

Empirical evidence for a family, or systemic based approach is well documented across the NHS guidelines. I specialise in working with depression, anxiety and a range of behavioural problems that children and adults can present with. 

Please note, all prices are only a price range. Discounts can be discussed for customers block booking sessions, and please contact me to discuss specific rates. 

I work to some simple principles in life.  3 in fact.

1) Be on time.
2) Do what you say you will do.
3) Don't promise something you are unable to do.

I also believe that it is important to not seem an expert in someone's else's life, although balance this with respectful amount of guidance and feedback. 

I offer Systemic Clinical Supervision to individuals, teams or groups.

Sessions can be arranged either virtually, or face to face, and can be arranged at your convenience.  

Hear me speaking on a recent Radio 4 production, File on 4 Programme. Re my work with families where there has been reported sibling sexual abuse.  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00187rz.