Darran Bellis, BACP

Darran Bellis is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. He also supports those coping with life changes and challenges around self-esteem and motivation.

Darran takes a straightforward, conversational approach in sessions. He listens first, then talks through practical steps people can try between meetings. He often uses ideas from Client-Centred Therapy to make space for each person’s perspective, and draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to work on thought patterns and behaviours.

Many people contact him about family difficulties including blended family issues and co-parenting tensions. He also works with concerns such as grief, trauma, addictions, intimacy and eating or sleeping problems. He aims to help individuals sort through practical problems alongside emotional ones.

Sessions are organised around what the person wants to achieve. That might mean short-term work on a specific problem, or a slower pace to look at deeper issues like attachment or shame. Darran explains options and offers simple exercises that can be practised between sessions.

He describes his role as a collaborator rather than an expert who tells people what to do. People are encouraged to set their own goals and check progress as they go. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule their first meeting.