I am credentialed in the UK with 5 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, & trauma and abuse. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Dissociation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually Impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #400821
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Avril Harding. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
My experience has been great. Avril is amazing . She is a great listener, very professional, kind and compassionate. I feel very comfortable speaking to her, I highly recommend her.
Written on Jun 08, 2024 after therapy with Avril for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, career difficulties, and adhd
I have only started working with Avril but the few sessions we’ve had have been great, very insightful. She has a very supportive and kind demeanour, which creates a great space to open up.
Written on May 19, 2024 after therapy with Avril for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, and self esteem
Very good and understanding about my situation
Written on May 16, 2024 after therapy with Avril for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Avril has helped me so much, more than I would have expected. She listens to everything I have to say and always respects some silence if needed. Her advice has been amazing and genuinely life changing, her methods of coping really helps as I incorporated what we discussed into my life. Not only has she helped me deal with and understand my issues, she helped me understand myself on such a deeper level and led me on a whole new course of healing I didn't know I had access to
Avril is always on time and replies quickly to messages, and if she is a little late, she always apologizes and makes up the time at the end of the session
I felt really safe and cared for talking with Avril, I knew I could be as open and honest as I needed and it would be met with kindness, sincerity and honesty too
I've had multiple therapists and therapy options before but Avril and Better help have been the best by far.
Thank you so much for all your help Avril
Written on May 09, 2024 after therapy with Avril for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Avril is very compassionate and understanding. She shares ideas and resources that are helpful and open ways for me that do not make me feel stuck or trapped.
Written on Apr 23, 2024 after therapy with Avril for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Avril is very kind and supportive and offers insights that are helpful. She has provided me with worksheets to help me continue working at home on themes discussed during the therapy sessions.
Written on Oct 05, 2023 after therapy with Avril for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes