Belly Harding , BACP
Belly Harding uses an integrative approach that combines attachment work, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +17 more
About Belly
Belly Harding uses an integrative approach that combines attachment work, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking. She aims to help people make sense of their world and reduce suffering. Belly is named Belly Harding and she communicates in English and French.
She practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Belly trained with a MSc in Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University and holds a certificate in Humanistic Therapies and Existential Counselling from the Existential Academy - NSPC together with a life coach certificate from the Coaching Training Institute.
Background and approach
She is a doctorate candidate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy at Middlesex University, continuing her professional study. Her work focuses on helping people reach personal goals and feel more fulfilled. She uses a direct but empathic style to help people reflect on patterns, relationships and meaning.
Practical steps from cognitive behavioural ideas are combined with deeper exploration of past attachments and recurring life themes. Clients bring a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self esteem, depression and addictions.
Belly also supports people with grief, intimacy-related and eating or sleeping problems, career and parenting strains, and challenges such as chronic illness or caregiver stress. Sessions can include short-term goal setting or longer reflective work depending on need. Belly also offers Christian counselling when clients request it.
Her practice aims to balance practical coping with opportunities for greater self-understanding and personal growth.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 390762 | February 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Belly works with
Everything Belly lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Belly lists
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Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, stress and coping with day-to-day problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Belly will explore goals, preferences and needs together with each client and suggest whether short-term CBT strategies or deeper attachment or psychodynamic work is a better fit. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit those with limited bandwidth, live chat and text allow brief check-ins and written reflection. These options give flexibility for different schedules, quieter surroundings and varied ways of working while keeping the therapeutic focus.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Belly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self esteem, depression and addictions. Additional matters include grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, career or parenting strains and long-term health or caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is open, non-judgemental and empathic while also practical. She blends reflective conversation with concrete strategies to help people manage symptoms and explore meaning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns including domestic violence, trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship breakdown.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and French and she is able to work with international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Belly?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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