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Belly Harding , BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Existential counselling
- French and English
About Belly
Belly Harding is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has seven years of clinical experience. She practises in the United Kingdom and works in English and French. Her listed concerns include stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression among many others.
Belly trained in psychology and counselling and is currently a doctorate candidate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy at Middlesex University. She also holds an MSc in Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University, a certificate in Humanistic Therapies and Existential Counselling, and a life coach certificate. These academic steps shape how she plans sessions and discusses goals with clients.
She uses an integrative approach that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, existential ideas, and psychodynamic thinking. In practical terms that means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, consider core personal themes, and look at how past patterns affect current relationships. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps as well as understanding deeper patterns.
Belly has worked with people experiencing domestic violence, trauma, relationship breakdown, anxiety, depression and grief. She also provides Christian counselling and offers support around parenting, career issues, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, chronic illness and care-related stress.
Her style emphasises direct discussion about what is causing distress and what can be changed next. People who choose her should expect structured conversations, practical strategies, and exploration of personal meaning and attachment patterns.
Using CBT and attachment ideas in online sessions
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns and practical habits that keep problems going. CBT sessions often focus on specific thoughts, experiments in daily life and short-term skills to reduce anxiety or change unhelpful behaviour.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds shape current connections. That approach helps when relationship issues, intimacy concerns or difficulties trusting others come up in sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client’s needs, and adjust the plan as progress or new concerns arise. This is a collaborative process that balances practical steps with exploration of personal meaning.
Confirm the session formats available before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins at work breaks, or avoid travel. If you need sessions in French mention that when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements can be discussed.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and trauma issues, alongside self-esteem, depression, addictions and grief, among other concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and try new ways of responding. CBT is one part of an integrative approach tailored in discussion with each person.
What is her experience and clinical background?
She has seven years of clinical experience and is a doctorate candidate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, with an MSc in Psychology and additional counselling and coaching certificates.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and French.
Does she work with international clients?
She accepts international clients and can offer sessions across borders where appropriate.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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