About Me

Hello, my name is Kelly Kennedy and I have worked primarily with young people for almost 20 years, specializing in children’s and young adult’s mental wellbeing. My work involves helping them overcome fears, anxieties and to find a deeper sense of belonging and worth.

I have a wealth of experience working 1-1 with young people and have worked within educational environments, charity organizations and privately. I use a variety of therapeutic techniques, including coaching, NLP, CBT, counselling and hypnotherapy skills. Creating person centered plans to suit the individual. I qualified as a hypnotherapy practitioner in 2012 and am a qualified coach and NLP practitioner. I have always found the mind fascinating, how our thoughts can have actual physical affects on our bodies, how we can create irrational fear, that seems beyond our control, and that our internal dialect, as well as that from external sources, can result in us being our own worst enemies. I felt it very unfortunate that our fears, beliefs and behaviors can limit our lives, and wanted to be able to help people eliminate these fears, enabling them to live the lives they want, without the limitations set by such negative and often irrational thoughts and phobias. I specialize and thoroughly enjoy working with youth and have continuously worked with young children, teenagers and young adults to help improve their sense of well-being, boost confidence and self esteem and fulfil their potential.

Since qualifying as a therapist and becoming a member of the national council for hypnotherapists (NCH) I have had many successes using a varied ‘toolbox’ which includes; Mentoring, Hypnotherapy, NLP & Coaching, Stress Management, Psychotherapy and CBT techniques. Some successes have included helping children re-engage in education, overcoming agoraphobia, stopping addiction, trichotillomania (hair pulling), IBS control, weight loss, eliminating anxiety and managing stress, anger management, improving sleep issues, increasing motivation and self esteem, to name but a few.

If you would like an informal chat about whether these holistic, therapeutic tools, can help you, please do not hesitate to contact me. I offer a free initial consultation to all my clients, so we can discuss which route might be right for you or your child.