Darran Bellis

• Stress and anxiety
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

About Darran

Darran Bellis helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family concerns. He works openly with issues such as addiction, grief, intimacy and self‑esteem, and supports people facing life changes, career strain and compassion fatigue. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience.

Darran uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). He keeps conversations practical and focused, and aims to make sessions direct and understandable. He adapts how he talks and plans work to suit each person rather than using one set method for everyone.

In sessions he helps people identify current patterns of thinking and behaviour, and work on small steps to change unhelpful habits. He also listens about relationships and family dynamics, and helps people find clearer ways to manage conflict and communication. For issues like sleep, eating and compulsive behaviours he combines reflective conversation with practical coping strategies.

He has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, ADHD, attachment and abandonment worries, body image and fatherhood issues. He also offers support around first responder stress, infidelity, anger and forgiveness matters. Darran presents these areas in straightforward language and focuses on what can change now.

Sessions are arranged through the site process and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted. If unclear about how sessions run, the reader should confirm the current session options before booking.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and aims to provide a non-judgemental space to talk. It involves reflective listening and helps people clarify their thoughts and feelings so they can decide what changes to make.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and small behavioural steps to reduce anxiety, improve mood and change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and will suggest whether a more reflective Client‑Centred style or a structured CBT plan would suit best. This is agreed together rather than imposed.

Practical benefits of working through the site should be confirmed before booking because specific session formats are not listed in the biography. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekly routine, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. For some people it also means not needing to be on camera for every session, or choosing a format that uses less bandwidth. Ask about the current session options when you book so you can choose what fits your life.

Topics Darran lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Fatherhood issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Sex addiction
• Sexuality
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Darran

Does he work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. He helps people manage stress, anxiety and depression using practical conversation and coping strategies.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to guide sessions and address thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

How much experience does he have?

He has five years' professional experience working with a range of concerns.

Is he registered with a professional body in the UK?

He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Do you offer international sessions?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with him?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.