Belly Harding

Belly Harding is a counsellor who combines talk-based approaches to help people make sense of their lives and reduce suffering. She uses clear, practical methods and a warm, non-judgemental style to support people wanting more fulfilment and self-understanding. Belly holds a Master of Science in Psychology and is a doctorate candidate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Belly aims to create a calm space where people can look at difficult feelings and painful experiences. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to explore how past relationships shape the present. Existential approaches help clients consider meaning, values and life choices.

Her experience includes working with people affected by domestic violence, trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship breakdowns. She has also provided Christian counselling and has supported people through grief and caregiving stress. Belly works with a wide range of life issues from addiction and eating concerns to career strain and compassion fatigue.

As a French citizen she offers sessions in English and French, and she works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. She also has a background in media and communication, which informs her clear way of talking about problems. Belly describes her role as helping people grow, discover themselves and live more authentically.

To begin, the site matching process connects you with Belly and lets you schedule sessions according to her availability. The process uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Belly uses therapy approaches online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current ways of relating to others. It can help people understand patterns in their close relationships and feel safer expressing their needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. It is often used for anxiety, depression and stress to create practical changes in daily life.

Choosing an approach is usually part of the work together. Belly discusses goals and preferences and then suggests techniques that fit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and the approach may shift as understanding grows.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel and saving time between work or caregiving commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, or sessions without video when someone prefers lower bandwidth or less visual focus. Confirm the specific session options available with Belly before booking so you know which formats are offered.