Belonging
We create space for people to feel recognised, respected, listened to with warmth, and able to be themselves.
About Belonging Therapy
Belonging Therapy is a values-led online therapy platform for the whole of the UK, built so people can find support in a way that feels right for them, and so therapists can grow independent practices on their own terms.
Clients can explore qualified and verified therapists using the preferences that matter to them. Therapists choose how they represent their practice and what they wish to make visible.
Why Belonging Therapy
Belonging Therapy grew from a simple hope: that more people might find support where they feel recognised, respected and able to be themselves.
That hope is rooted in what I have experienced personally and witnessed throughout my work as a therapist and clinical supervisor. I saw how a space intended to feel safe could stop feeling safe when experiences of racism, neurodivergence, identity or difference were not met with care. People could feel dismissed or find themselves explaining the very experiences they had entered therapy to explore.
I also saw therapists who wanted to work thoughtfully across identity, culture and lived experience, but had not always received the depth of training or continuing support they needed.
I created Belonging Therapy so clients could have more meaningful choice when finding a therapist, and therapists could represent the breadth of what they offer within a values-led professional community committed to learning, reflection and belonging.
Fayola EdmundsFounder, Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor
“People should not have to mask, shrink or adapt who they are to find support.”
Our Mission
Our mission is to widen access to meaningful choice in therapy, helping more people find support where they feel recognised, respected and able to be themselves.
At Belonging, identity, culture, lived experience and the wider realities of people’s lives are met with care.
“Belonging is not merely the opposite of isolation. It is the condition in which connection can take root, grow and endure.”
Our Values
Meaningful client choice
We give clients clear information and genuine choice in finding a therapist, including the chance to see their own identity and experience reflected.
Integrity
We act with honesty, congruence and responsibility.
Accessibility
We make it easier for people with different needs to use and engage with the platform.
Community
We value connection, shared learning and support.
Greater access
We work to reduce financial barriers without undervaluing therapists.
Find Support That Reflects What Matters to You
Online therapy. Your preferences. Your therapist. Your choice.
Explore qualified and verified therapists, use the preferences that matter to you and decide who feels right for you.
For Therapists
Grow your practice. Keep your independence. Continue developing.
Belonging Therapy offers independent therapists a values-led platform where they can represent their work, be found by clients and continue developing.