Barbara Craig, BACP

Barbara Craig is a BACP counsellor who offers therapy in English and Polish. She works with adults and people in relationships, helping them when life feels overwhelming. Her practice covers common concerns like anxiety, depression, stress and relationship pain, including jealousy in close partnerships.

Barbara uses a blend of approaches to meet each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Attachment-based ideas and person-centred work help her explore how early relationships shape current struggles.

Clients can pursue short-term counselling or longer open-ended therapy according to what they need. Sessions focus on building a trusting relationship where feelings can be talked through without judgement. Practical steps are often paired with space to understand deeper patterns.

She has five years of clinical experience and works with a wide range of life issues, including trauma and abuse, parenting strain, grief, addiction concerns, self-esteem and career stress. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, blended family challenges and communication problems.

Barbara welcomes cultural diversity and says she values dignity for all clients. Reaching out can feel difficult, and she aims to support people as they make changes and reconnect with what matters to them.

How therapy approaches can work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and relationship choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. This can help with low mood, anger and compulsive behaviours. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship experiences shape current reactions and closeness in relationships, which can be helpful for trust and jealousy issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods as therapy progresses. This collaborative process means techniques can change if something isn’t helping or if different issues emerge.

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow people to join from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or longer exploratory sessions when there is more to cover. Registered or accredited professionals use online work to offer continuity of care and practical ways to keep therapy part of everyday life.