Erika Colussi Bellmont, BACP

Erika Colussi Bellmont welcomes people dealing with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self-esteem and mood problems like depression and anxiety. She also assists with stress, addictions, grief, sleep and eating issues, career worries, ADHD and the strain of major life changes. Erika works in English and Spanish and aims to make conversations straightforward and practical.

Erika is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP. She uses an integrative style that draws on a few different ways of working to match what each person needs. Sessions focus on understanding current difficulties and looking at how earlier experiences affect present feelings and patterns.

Her practice often explores attachment and how relationships shape self-worth and trust. Erika listens in a non-judgemental way and helps people name painful emotions. She aims to increase resilience by offering new perspectives and clearer understanding of recurring problems.

She has three years' experience and has provided counselling in intercultural settings, working with people from varied backgrounds. That experience informs how she respects different values and cultural views while working together.

Working with Erika is presented as a collaborative process rather than advice-giving. She reflects what clients bring, suggests practical coping ideas when helpful, and supports people as they make changes and move forward.

Approaches that shape online counselling

Erika draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current bonds and emotional responses; this helps with intimacy problems, trust issues and patterns that repeat in close relationships. She also uses client-centred principles which place the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, offering empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own solutions. Psychodynamic ideas are used to uncover unconscious patterns and meaning behind emotions, which can be useful for long-standing difficulties and repeated life themes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Erika works collaboratively to decide what methods fit each person’s needs and goals. She discusses options and adapts the way she works as understanding grows, so the plan evolves from session to session.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be helpful if bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who find writing easier. These options make it possible to fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel while keeping continuity of support with registered or accredited professionals.