Belly Harding , BACP

Belly Harding moved from a background in media and communication into psychology out of a sustained desire to support other people. She is a doctorate candidate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy at Middlesex University and holds an MSc in Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University. She has completed a certificate in Humanistic Therapies and Existential Counselling at the Existential Academy - NSPC and holds a life coaching certificate from the Coaching Training Institute. She is accredited by the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Across seven years of clinical experience, Belly has worked with a diverse range of issues including domestic violence, trauma, couples concerns, anxiety, depression, and divorce. Her wider specialties include stress, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, addictions, LGBT issues, family and blended family challenges, grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting, anger, career matters, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, among others. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and caregiver stress.

Belly uses an integrative approach that draws on Existential therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic work to help people make sense of their lives, manage suffering, and pursue personal growth. Her style is described in her own practice as open, non-judgmental, and empathic, aimed at creating a therapeutic space that supports self-discovery, authenticity, and empowerment. As a French citizen she is able to offer therapy in both English and French and practices from the United Kingdom.