Erika Colussi Bellmont

• Relationship difficulties
• Attachment-based work
• English and Spanish

About Erika

Erika Colussi Bellmont helps people work on relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, low self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety. She also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, career issues, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD and coping with life changes. Erika offers counselling in English and Spanish and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years' experience working with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Erika describes her way of working as integrative. She draws on several counselling methods and chooses what seems most helpful for the person in front of her. Sessions focus on understanding emotional and psychological difficulties and bringing unconscious patterns into awareness.

Her practice is informed by attachment-based thinking and by psychodynamic perspectives alongside a client-centred approach. In sessions she works relationally and collaboratively, helping people gain new perspectives on their past and present and consider different ways forward. She does not give direct advice but reflects ideas back and may suggest practical coping strategies.

Erika has worked in an intercultural therapy centre supporting people who face barriers to accessing help because of culture or language. She has experience offering counselling in both English and Spanish to people from varied backgrounds.

People who choose to work with her usually begin with a first meeting to discuss current concerns and goals. From there they agree a way of working that aims to increase resilience and support gradual change.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Erika draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred work and psychodynamic perspectives. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and can help with relationship, intimacy and attachment concerns. Client-centred counselling focuses on the person in the room, using listening and reflection to help people find their own answers and manage low confidence or stress. Psychodynamic ideas help bring unconscious patterns into awareness so people can understand recurring difficulties and consider different responses.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and work collaboratively to find the best fit, adjusting methods as progress and needs become clearer.

Practical benefits of online counselling include easier fitting of sessions around work or family life and the ability to join from different locations. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find remote sessions make regular contact simpler and allow focused conversations without the need to travel.

Topics Erika lists

• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• HIV and AIDS
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy

Questions about Erika

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the concerns she supports, alongside stress and related issues.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises an integrative approach drawing mainly on attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ideas.

What experience does she have?

She has three years' experience working with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in Spanish?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Does she take international clients?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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