Mind Over Matter Therapy

09/10/2025

This week I did something just for me, I went on my first ever retreat in beautiful Greece 🇬🇷🌿

As a therapist and rare disease advocate, I spend a lot of time helping others. But I’ve realised how important it is to also look after my own mental health to rest, reflect and restore.

It’s something I’ve wanted to do since I turned 40, and I’m so pleased I finally took the plunge. Five days of peace, reflection and total relaxation have given me the space to take stock of everything I do and to recognise where I need more balance.

A huge thank you to Josephine from Echo Yoga and Sound www.echoyogaandsound.com for creating such a warm, nurturing retreat. Her yoga and guidance were exactly what I needed. 💛

Here’s to making self-care a priority, not an afterthought.

30/09/2025

✨ Did you miss this? ✨

I recently shared a new article in Brainz Magazine: Understanding Rare Diseases and Their Emotional Cost. 🌱

Rare diseases may be individually uncommon, but together they impact millions of families worldwide and the hidden emotional toll is something we don’t talk about nearly enough.

You can catch up here 👉 https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/understanding-rare-diseases-and-their-emotional-cost

Would love to hear your thoughts 💬

28/09/2025

I’m at the Transform Trauma Oxford 2025 event this week at the beautiful Sheldonian Theatre 🌱

It’s amazing to be part of Europe’s largest trauma, mental health, and wellbeing conference, with speakers like Esther Perel, Gabor Maté, and Bessel van der Kolk sharing their knowledge and inspiration.

Looking forward to soaking it all in, connecting with others, and sharing my learnings afterwards 💬✨

If you’re here too, come and say hi!

22/09/2025

I’m so excited to announce that I’ve been invited to speak at RARE Summit 2025 in Cambridge on 6 November! 🎤

This summit brings together patient voices, advocates, researchers, and innovators to shine a light on the rare disease community and I’m honored to contribute as both a rare disease advocate and psychotherapist.

If you care about raising awareness, connecting with others, and driving change in the rare disease space, make sure you sign up!

👉 Register here: https://www.camraredisease.org/raresummit25-launch/

08/09/2025

I’m so excited to share my first article with Brainz Magazine: The Hidden IMPACT: Understanding Rare Diseases and Their Emotional Cost.

For families living with rare conditions, the journey is often long, exhausting, and deeply misunderstood. It’s not only about medical challenges, the emotional strain can be just as profound, yet it often remains invisible.

This article is the first in my Psychological IMPACT Series, shining a light on why mental health must be part of the rare disease conversation.

👉 Please read, share, and most importantly, let me know your own experiences. The more voices we bring together, the more visible this hidden impact becomes.

🔗 https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/understanding-rare-diseases-and-their-emotional-cost

05/09/2025

I’m proud to share that I’ve been invited to join Brainz Magazine as an Executive Contributor. This opportunity allows me to bring awareness and insights to some of the areas I am most passionate about:

💡 Advocating for those living with rare diseases
✨ Supporting children and families with special educational needs (SEN) and Autism
🧠 Promoting open conversations around mental health

I feel truly grateful for this opportunity to write articles that can raise awareness, spark conversations, and shine a light on topics that are often overlooked. By sharing knowledge and lived experiences, I hope to help build greater understanding, reduce stigma, and inspire positive change for individuals and families navigating these challenges.

I’m looking forward to sharing my first article next week, stay tuned! 🙌

03/09/2025

Hi friends 💙

I’m starting something new that’s very close to my heart. Many of you know my passion for supporting people affected by rare diseases, new diagnoses, caregiving, and the journey of raising a child with disabilities.

I’ve launched an Instagram page where I’ll be sharing:
✨ Insights into the psychology of these experiences
🌍 A community space for carers and families
🔧 Practical tools and frameworks to support professionals & patient groups

I’d love for you to join me there, follow along, and help spread the word. You can find me here: /https://www.instagram.com/kelly_kearley/

Together, we can give this community the voice it deserves. 💪

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21/05/2025

This new series on BBC is a great way to see what happens within a therapy room - Change Your Mind, Change Your Life. I feel it demystifies the process and just shows you anyone can make the changes to feel more confident, at peace and happy with them selves. A brilliant watch!

Can therapy change your life?

12/03/2025

I’m pleased to publish my first blog on my website about the BACP conference I attended last month for newly qualified therapists. In this blog I reflect on 2 lectures that particularly struck a chord for me and my chosen career paths of both therapy and patient advocacy within the rare disease space. The conference was a great reminder of how both parts of my career complement each other and are a natural partnership….

February 2025 This weekend, I attended the 2025 BACP Student Conference ‘Bridging The Gap’, focused on new mental health professionals and where their new found careers may take them. The lecture that resonated most with me was by Dr. Beverley Costa, entitled “What can I do beyond the therapy ...

05/03/2025

I feel honoured to have been asked to be a guest on the SEND Sofa podcast to discuss the mental health journey one can face when your life is touched by rare disease / SEND / autism or becoming a carer. To listen please click here:

29/01/2025

Welcome to my page! As a qualified Counsellor I am here to help. It can be a difficult decision to reach out but I offer a safe, non judgemental space where we can work through any issue you may be facing - big or small. Life can be tough but I can help you work through what ever life throws at you..... relationship difficulties, grief, depression or anxiety (for example).

I also specialise in helping people who have become carers for loved ones, are affected by a medical diagnosis or rare disease, or parent children with SEN and Autism.

Life can be a complicated journey. We may not be able to control what life throws at us, but we can control how we deal with it. I am here to help you navigate your own path...

FIND CLARITY, BUILD CONFIDENCE AND EMBRACE CHANGE...

I look forward to hearing from you Kelly x