About Belly
Belly Harding is a counsellor and doctoral 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. Belly combines her counselling and coaching background to help people make sense of difficult life moments and move towards goals they value.
Belly uses straightforward, compassionate conversation to support change. She draws on Existential therapy to help people explore meaning and purpose in their lives.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used when practical steps and thought patterns are getting in the way. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover repeating patterns that affect relationships and mood. Her work covers a wide range of concerns.
These include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career changes, chronic illness, body image and eating or sleeping problems. Belly’s background includes work with people affected by domestic violence, trauma and divorce.
She also offers Christian counselling and life coaching alongside therapy. As a French citizen she can carry out sessions in French as well as English. Clients can expect an open, non-judgemental space where practical steps meet personal reflection.
She aims to help people feel more authentic and more able to cope with life’s challenges. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking.
What Belly works with
Everything Belly lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Belly is listed here; the rest shows what else Belly works with.
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Belly’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how past relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand their reactions in close relationships and learn new ways to connect. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking and behaviour in a practical way and supports skills such as mood tracking, challenging unhelpful thoughts and building steady routines.Finding the right approach is a shared task. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will try approaches that match needs and adapt as progress is made.
Confirm the session formats available before booking so you know how therapy will fit into your life. Many people find online therapy easier to schedule around work or caregiving, or useful when they prefer a shorter check-in. Others choose options that need less bandwidth or do not require video. Always check current session options when you arrange the first meeting.
Questions people ask about Belly
What issues does this counsellor help with?
She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety and depression, and also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is open and non-judgemental, combining practical steps with deeper reflection to help people make sense of their lives and move forward.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of clinical experience and has worked with people affected by domestic violence, trauma and divorce, among other issues.
Which professional credential does she hold?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, appearing as BACP in her credentials.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and French.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients and can work with people outside the United Kingdom.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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