Counsellor profile
Avril Harding, BACP
Counsellor for anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- ACT
- CBT
- Attachment work
About Avril
Counsellor Avril Harding is a BACP member with six years' experience. She offers counselling in the United Kingdom for stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression.
Avril uses plain, practical conversation to help people talk through difficult feelings. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what the client wants to change. She aims to make it straightforward to name problems and try small steps that can help day to day.
Her work draws on a mix of methods. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform how she helps clients notice patterns, try new responses and work on relationships. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns or early experiences are relevant.
Clients can expect the counsellor to listen without rushing. Avril asks about the problems that brought someone to therapy and what they hope to get from sessions. Together they plan practical goals and review progress over time.
She also supports people with a wide range of other concerns, including addictions, grief, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and career or parenting stresses. Avril is open to working with international clients and conducts her practice in English.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Avril uses approaches in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and decide what matters to them. It often focuses on small, practical steps to act in line with personal values despite worry or doubt. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking patterns by testing ideas and trying new behaviours. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns and early bonds. It can be helpful where trust, closeness or repeated relationship problems are part of the difficulty.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Avril will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend approaches that fit. The choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel and have a shorter check-in if needed. It can also allow someone to work with a registered BACP counsellor in the UK while living elsewhere, provided both parties agree on the practical arrangements.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression. Additional areas include addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and career or parenting stresses.
What style of therapy does she use?
She blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based approaches. The work is practical and conversational.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional counselling experience in the UK. That experience covers a wide range of common mental health and relationship concerns.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.