Holly Hird, BACP
10 years in practice
Holly Hird is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and major life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 282656 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Holly
Holly Hird is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and major life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely, aiming to help people understand what is getting in the way and find practical steps forward. Holly draws on a range of approaches to suit each person’s needs and preferences.
Holly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how feelings affect relationships and personal patterns. She also works with client-centred ideas to make sessions led by the person sitting in the room, and uses cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Background and approach
These approaches are mixed in ways that match the issue being worked on. Over a ten-year career Holly has supported people with depression, grief, trauma, and complex issues such as attachment concerns, addiction, and bipolar mood management. She has worked with adults and adolescents across different settings and brings that practical experience into session planning and goal setting.
Holly is a BACP member, which reflects her adherence to professional standards set by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers sessions from the United Kingdom and conducts work in English. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual.
Holly aims to make therapy straightforward - identifying goals, trying approaches, and checking what helps. She uses a calm, approachable manner and will adapt tools to suit how each person prefers to work.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Holly lists on their public professional profile, 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 names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approach-driven online therapy with flexible formats
Holly commonly draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand how feelings shape their actions and relationships, especially when patterns of hurt or withdrawal repeat. She pairs this with client-centred work that keeps the person's goals and pace at the heart of each session, allowing them to lead what feels most important to discuss.She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and small behaviours that keep problems going. Together these approaches offer ways to address emotional patterns, day-to-day thinking, and the practical steps needed to change them. Choosing which mix to use is a collaborative process; the therapist will talk through options and try different ways until a good fit emerges.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when lower bandwidth is needed, and text or live chat can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on progress and what helps in daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Holly support?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression and grief, among other concerns. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and parenting-related difficulties.
How would you describe Holly's therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions aim to explore feelings, reshape unhelpful thoughts and try useful behaviours.
What is her professional background?
Holly has ten years of experience working in a range of settings with adults and adolescents. That experience informs how she plans sessions and supports different issues.
Where is Holly based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I work with Holly if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients. Work is conducted with people located in the United Kingdom.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences. Each format can be used for check-ins, longer therapy sessions or more frequent short contacts.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are set according to the subscription terms.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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