Holly Hird, BACP
Holly Hird helps people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or drained by life’s challenges.
About Holly
Holly Hird helps people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or drained by life’s challenges. She speaks plainly and makes space for worries about stress, anxiety, addiction, relationships, grief and changes at work. Holly frames therapy as a practical way to find clearer thinking and steadier emotions so daily life feels more manageable.
She uses a flexible, client-centred style that focuses on what matters to each person. Sessions are collaborative - the client sets goals and Holly helps identify small, workable steps.
Background and approach
She brings a warm, down-to-earth manner and a bit of humour when appropriate to ease tense conversations. Holly draws on a range of approaches including cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally-focused work to help people spot unhelpful patterns and improve connections with others. Mindfulness techniques are used to anchor attention and reduce reactivity.
Existential thinking supports people facing big life questions or change. She has worked for 10 years in different settings with adults and adolescents. Holly is a BACP member, which means she follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework noted in her practice.
Her experience includes supporting people with trauma, addiction, bipolar mood changes, ADHD and parenting pressures. Therapy with Holly can combine practical skills, reflective conversation and coaching-style planning. People who prefer clear steps and a supportive space tend to find this approach helpful.
She aims to tailor every plan to the person’s situation and goals.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 282656 | July 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 Holly works with
Everything Holly lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help spot and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. CBT-style work often includes simple exercises between sessions to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and Holly treats it as a team effort. She will discuss goals, try approaches that make sense for those goals, and adapt the work if something is not helping. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to keep using.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and face-to-face contact, phone sessions can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth, and live chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer written communication. These formats make it easier to book regular appointments and to keep therapy consistent alongside busy lives.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Holly focus on?
Holly works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem and career issues among others. She also supports people facing relationship difficulties, grief, parenting strain, ADHD and trauma-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining client-centred listening with practical tools. Sessions often mix reflection, skills practice and goal-focused planning.
What is her professional background?
Holly has 10 years of experience working in a variety of settings with adults and adolescents. Her caseload has included issues such as addiction, bipolar mood variations and family-related pressures.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Holly provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. This gives a range of options for different schedules and communication preferences.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is charged through a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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