About Erika
Erika Colussi Bellmont is a counsellor who helps people deal with relationship problems, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also supports adults facing issues around self‑esteem, intimacy, addiction, grief and major life changes. Erika works in English and Spanish and welcomes people from diverse cultural backgrounds, including those in the LGBT community.
Erika is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often written as BACP. She describes her way of working as integrative and draws on several approaches to suit each person.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding feelings and patterns that affect daily life and relationships. In practice she pays close attention to attachment and relational patterns from the past. The aim is to bring unconscious processes into awareness so people can make different choices now.
She uses a collaborative style and encourages reflection rather than giving direct advice, while offering practical coping ideas when useful. Erika has three years of experience working with people from varied backgrounds. She has worked in an intercultural therapy centre helping those who face cultural or language barriers to accessing help.
That work has informed how she listens to values and personal context. Therapy with Erika is relational and paced to the individual. She aims to help clients gain clarity, build resilience and take manageable steps towards change.
If someone prefers sessions in Spanish, she can work in that language as well.
What Erika works with
Everything Erika lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Erika is listed here; the rest shows what else Erika works with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- 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
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Erika 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 her approaches translate to online work
Attachment‑Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they relate to others and to themselves, which can aid in building safer connections and managing intimacy concerns.Client‑Centred Therapy centres the person’s own experience. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s pace, which can be useful for issues like low self‑esteem and navigating life transitions.
Psychodynamic Therapy looks at unconscious patterns that influence feelings and reactions. It helps bring buried themes into awareness so a person can make different choices in relationships and daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, past experience of therapy and preferences, and together they will decide which methods feel most useful. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs shift.
Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow people to join from different locations. Because session options are not specified in the biography, confirm the available formats before booking. Practical benefits often include easier scheduling, the option for shorter check‑in meetings when needed, and the ability to work in English or Spanish as required.
Questions people ask about Erika
What kinds of problems does Erika help with?
She supports people facing relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma and issues with self‑esteem. The list also includes addiction, eating concerns, grief and major life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is integrative and relational. She works collaboratively and encourages reflection while offering practical coping suggestions when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with people from diverse backgrounds, including work in an intercultural therapy centre.
What credentials and region does she practise in?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, recorded as BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the United Kingdom can enquire about working together.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy process with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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