- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
About Holly
Holly Hird is a BACP-accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 10 years of experience. She works with adults and adolescents on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, parenting, grief, and life changes. Sessions address problems that feel stuck or repeating, including attachment and communication struggles.
Holly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches. She helps people name difficult emotions, notice patterns in relationships, and try out different ways of responding. Practical skills and gentle reflection are woven into the work to help with coping and decision making.
Her background includes work across a range of settings with adults and adolescents. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy membership is listed as her credential. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and encourages humour and personality in sessions when appropriate.
Holly also brings attention to specific difficulties such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, and ADHD. She supports people facing the emotional effects of illness, bereavement, separation, and addiction.
Practical concerns like career stress, compassion fatigue, fatherhood issues and control or communication problems are part of her caseload. Clients work together with Holly to set goals and try ways of changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. The approach aims to make thinking and feeling clearer so everyday choices become easier.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Holly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name the emotions that drive their relationship patterns. EFT is useful when feelings are hard to put into words and when patterns repeat in close relationships. Client-Centred Therapy is person-focused and puts the client's experience at the centre of the session, helping people explore what matters to them in their own words. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers structured ways to notice and change thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.Finding the best approach is a collaborative part of therapy. Holly will talk with each person about their concerns, goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting the plan as work progresses.
Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking because the original biography does not list specific online formats. Please check current session options when you select the See online therapy options button. Online work can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier and can reduce travel time. It also allows shorter check-ins on difficult days and choices about whether to use video or another agreed mode for a session.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem and many relationship and family issues. The list also includes grief, parenting, ADHD and the emotional effects of illness or trauma.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Holly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches. These methods focus on emotions, relationship patterns and practical skills.
How long has she been practising?
She has 10 years of experience working in different settings with adult and adolescent clients.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.