Counsellor profile
Belly Harding , BACP
BACP counsellor - family and relationships
Continue with BellyAbout
- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Existential focus
About Belly
Belly Harding is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years' experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, depression, self-esteem and parenting. Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.
Belly trained in psychology and humanistic approaches 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 and a certificate in Humanistic Therapies and Existential Counselling. She has a life coach certificate from the Coaching Training Institute.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and existential and psychodynamic thinking. She uses these approaches to help people make sense of difficult moments, manage distress, and consider changes they want to make. In practice this can mean talking through relationship patterns, looking at thought habits that keep people stuck, or reflecting on values and meaning.
Belly has worked with people affected by domestic violence, trauma, anxiety, depression and separation. She also offers support for parenting concerns, blended family issues and adoption and foster care matters. She can incorporate coaching methods when appropriate to focus on practical goals.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and conversational. Belly invites clients to describe what is hard and what they want to change, then they agree on practical steps to try between meetings. Progress is reviewed regularly so the work stays relevant to day-to-day life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Belly commonly draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques in her work. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how past connections affect present reactions; it can help with relationship strain and parenting concerns. Cognitive behavioural work examines unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and introduces practical experiments and skills to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Belly will discuss goals and preferences with each person and agree a way of working together. This is a collaborative process where methods are adjusted as progress and needs become clearer.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around family life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are busy. Registered or accredited professionals can use different formats to match practical needs, and Belly can help decide what suits an individual’s circumstances when arranging the first meeting.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, grief, parenting and related family matters.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Belly uses an integrative style that includes attachment-based approaches, cognitive behavioural ideas, existential and psychodynamic perspectives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working with a diverse range of issues including domestic violence, trauma, anxiety, depression and divorce.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I don’t live in the UK or speak French?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.