Kaye Barney, BACP

Kaye Barney is a counsellor with a background in psychology and counselling. She holds a degree in Psychology and a degree in Counselling, and she is a BACP member. Kaye focuses on everyday struggles that affect how people feel and relate to others, including relationship concerns, self-esteem, anxiety, depression and grief.

She describes relationships as central to well-being, including the relationship people have with themselves. Kaye listens to what is happening now and helps uncover patterns that feed worry, low mood, or conflict. Sessions aim to make feelings easier to understand and manage, and to help clients take small practical steps forward.

Kaye draws on several approaches to suit each person’s needs. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current relationships. She uses Client-Centred ways of working that place the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to address thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.

Her background includes a diploma in Relationship Counselling, a Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis, training as a Therapy for Depression practitioner, and accreditation as a Mother/Daughter relationship coach. Kaye also teaches counselling trainees and provides clinical supervision for other counsellors.

People contact her for a wide range of issues beyond relationships, including stress, parenting concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, career worries, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. Kaye welcomes international clients and works from the United Kingdom.

How Kaye's approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence how people relate now. It can help when trust, closeness or fear of abandonment affect everyday relationships. Client-Centred Therapy centres on the person’s experience and uses empathic listening to help someone make sense of their feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and testing small changes to break unhelpful cycles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals, what feels helpful to you, and try methods that suit your situation. Together you can adjust the focus as you learn what helps most.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which online options are available before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they fit into busy lives, reduce travel time, and can make it easier to keep regular appointments. Online work also lets a therapist draw on CBT tools, attachment ideas and client‑centred conversations in ways that can be practised between sessions to build steady change.