Belinda Gray, BACP

Belinda Gray offers a warm, down-to-earth approach to counselling. She uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She welcomes people coping with health challenges and everyday life changes. Belinda works in English and draws on 14 years of professional experience, and she is a BACP member. Belinda aims to create an open space where worries can be spoken about without judgement. Sessions focus on understanding what is most troubling right now, and on small, achievable steps to feel steadier. She combines practical strategies from cognitive behavioural work with acceptance-based ideas and mindfulness exercises. People meet Belinda to talk about trauma, grief, addictions and sleep or eating concerns. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, self-esteem struggles, anger and career pressures. When someone is facing long-term health issues, she helps them adapt thinking and daily routines to reduce overwhelm. Her style is conversational and collaborative. Belinda listens, reflects what she hears, and then helps shape a plan the person can try between sessions. She uses motivational interviewing ideas when people want to change habits or find new ways of coping. Belinda’s aim is to make therapy practical and relevant to day-to-day life. She encourages short experiments, mindfulness practice and small behaviour changes that add up over time. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and follow the short matching questionnaire to arrange the first session.

How Belinda’s approaches work online

Belinda draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas and client-centred listening to help people manage difficult feelings. ACT invites notice of painful thoughts and values-driven steps rather than fighting every thought, and it can help with anxiety, low mood and adjusting to health challenges. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioural changes to improve mood and sleep. She also uses client-centred principles, which means the conversation is shaped around the person’s priorities and pace. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - the therapist and client will try methods that fit the person’s goals, preferences and daily life and adjust as needed. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the exact online options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.