Barbara Harrison, BACP

Barbara Harrison is a BACP counsellor with five years of clinical experience. She supports people facing relationship strain, jealousy, low self-esteem, anxiety, stress and life transitions. She also helps with grief, trauma, sleeping problems, anger and career concerns. Barbara aims to meet people with respect and compassion as they take the first step to change.

Her approach is practical and conversational. She tailors sessions to each person and adapts the pace to what feels manageable. People can expect straightforward dialogue, reflection and activities that build on everyday strengths. Barbara combines coaching skills with counselling to help with motivation, confidence and career questions.

Barbara draws on client-centred ways of working to keep the focus on what matters to the client. She also uses mindfulness tools to calm racing thoughts and Trauma-Focused Therapy techniques when past events continue to cause distress. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover patterns that repeat in relationships and life choices.

She has particular experience supporting issues such as abandonment worries, attachment difficulties, codependency and commitment concerns. Other areas she attends to include communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence impacts and first responder stress. Barbara also offers support around ageing and end-of-life matters.

Sessions are offered in English and Barbara accepts international clients. She asks new people to complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to availability. Fees vary by location and use a subscription which can be cancelled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches can work online

Client-Centred Therapy puts the client’s priorities at the centre of each session and focuses on listening and understanding. This approach is useful for relationship worries, self-esteem issues and general life stress because it lets the counsellor follow what feels most pressing to the person.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and calm anxious thinking. Those techniques can help with sleep problems, stress, anger and ongoing anxiety by giving practical strategies to use during difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to match methods to your goals and preferences. That conversation can include trying different exercises and checking how they feel in practice, so choices evolve from what helps you most.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how meetings are arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when people need them. It also makes it possible to work with a counsellor from another country, which is relevant since she accepts international clients.