Holly Hird, BACP

Holly Hird is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, low self‑esteem, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, ADHD and life changes. Holly also supports clients facing trauma and abuse, bipolar experiences, and career or parenting challenges.

She explains difficult feelings in plain terms and helps people notice the thoughts and actions that keep those feelings going. Sessions aim to identify roots of problems and practice different ways of responding to situations. Holly uses conversation, practical exercises and reflective work rather than medical labels.

Her style draws on client‑centred principles that place the person’s perspective at the centre of sessions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to spot thinking patterns and try out alternatives. Emotionally‑Focused Therapy informs how she helps people understand and manage strong relational emotions like anger or attachment needs.

Holly has worked in a range of settings with adults and adolescents over the past decade. Her BACP membership is noted in documents she provides as the profession’s listed credential. She prefers a straightforward, down‑to‑earth way of meeting concerns and will use humour where it helps ease difficult topics.

People often come to her wanting clearer ways to handle frustration, to reduce snapping at loved ones, or to manage resentment that builds over time. In early sessions she will map out what matters most and agree practical next steps to try between meetings.

How client‑centred, CBT and EFT approaches work online