Orlando Hollingsworth, BACP
Compassionate counsellor helping people reframe life narratives
Details
| Name | Orlando Hollingsworth |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Orlando
Orlando Hollingsworth is a counsellor with eight years of experience based in the United Kingdom. He helps people who are dealing with relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, motivation problems and major life changes. Orlando aims to offer respectful and compassionate support that meets people where they are.
His work focuses on practical conversations tailored to each person's situation. Sessions look at what is happening now and how past experiences shape current reactions.
Background and approach
Orlando uses approaches such as Narrative Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to help people reframe their stories and understand important relationship patterns. He also draws on Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours. Psychodynamic ideas are used when exploring long-standing patterns that influence feelings and choices.
Together these approaches give a mix of talking, reflection and practical change. Orlando supports people with a wide range of concerns including addictions, anxiety, grief, trauma and parenting strain. He also works with issues like body image, codependency, commitment worries and career questions.
Sessions are conducted in English and can be offered to people outside the UK. Orlando is registered with the BACP, which is noted as his professional credential. He adapts the pace and focus to each person, and aims to make the process straightforward so people can concentrate on the changes they want to make.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Addictions, Relationship issues, Anger management among the things Orlando works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Orlando among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Orlando among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Orlando among the ways he works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Orlando among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Orlando among the ways he works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Orlando among the ways he works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Orlando among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Orlando directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Orlando directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches adapt to online work
Orlando commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from difficult stories and rewrite how those stories affect daily choices. Narrative work can be helpful for relationship troubles, identity questions and coping after loss. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and close connections; this can help with intimacy concerns, anger and trust issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The counsellor will ask about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Sessions can shift between narrative, attachment and more pragmatic CBT techniques depending on what the person needs most and how they respond.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, and each has practical advantages. Video calls let people see facial cues and do deeper conversational work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Text and chat options make regular check-ins and brief updates easier between longer sessions. These choices make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can be brought to sessions?
Sessions address a wide range of issues such as addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, trauma, stress and self-esteem.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and conversational, using narrative work to reframe personal stories alongside attachment and CBT ideas to change patterns and thoughts.
What experience does the counsellor have?
He has eight years of professional experience working with people on relationship issues, anger management, motivation, and coping with life changes.
Where is the counsellor based and what credential is held?
The counsellor is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as his listed professional credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients can be accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
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