Barbara Cross, NCPS

Barbara Cross is a counsellor registered with the NCPS in the United Kingdom and brings nine years of professional experience. She uses a flexible, collaborative style that adapts to each person’s needs. Her way of working is straightforward and aimed at helping people feel understood and more able to cope. Barbara focuses on practical steps and gentle reflection so people can move forward at their own pace.

Barbara draws on Client-Centred Therapy to help people talk through their beliefs and feelings without judgement. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify thought patterns and teach simple tools for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress. Narrative Therapy and Motivational Interviewing shape how she helps people reframe difficult stories and find their own reasons to change.

She has particular experience supporting people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy-related issues and the painful fallout of separation. Her work also covers parenting challenges, career stress, anger, and issues linked to trauma, abuse and attachment wounds. Additional focus areas include codependency, commitment and control issues, abandonment and caregiver stress.

Sessions aim to build self-compassion, clearer communication skills and practical coping strategies. Barbara offers a down-to-earth approach that balances problem-solving with space to understand where patterns began. She encourages realistic, stepwise change so progress feels manageable rather than overwhelming.

To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used so bookings suit both the person and the therapist. International clients are accepted and sessions are conducted in English.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person so they feel genuinely heard. It helps people explore beliefs, build self-awareness and gain confidence through empathic conversation.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It gives straightforward tools and exercises to reduce anxiety, improve mood and change unhelpful behaviour patterns.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from a problem by retelling difficult experiences in a different way. This can be useful for people who feel stuck in the same relationship or life patterns and want to find new possibilities.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try different ways of working together. This collaborative process helps decide which methods fit best for the person and the issues they bring.

The original profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm what is offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow a quicker check-in when weeks are busy. It also makes it possible for international clients to connect with therapists who work in the United Kingdom and speak English.