Randa Barnes, BACP

Randa Barnes is a counsellor with 13 years of experience who blends practical therapies with a warm, person-centred style. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting pressures, depression, addictions and grief. Randa also supports people facing concerns like eating or sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar-related challenges and coping with life changes.

Her sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. She uses elements of cognitive behavioural therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help manage intense feelings and reduce reactivity.

Randa pays close attention to attachment and family of origin issues. That perspective helps people see how early relationships and current family patterns affect their choices now. She also draws on client-centred principles to make space for each person’s goals and pace.

She has experience working with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and speaks English and Arabic. Her BACP credential is listed as BACP. Randa names LGBT concerns and gender dysphoria among areas she helps with, and she works with people who identify as neurodivergent.

If someone is unsure where to start, she focuses on building small, useful steps. Conversations cover coping strategies, communication patterns and practical changes that fit everyday life.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Randa uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help people recognise patterns of thought and behaviour that maintain distress, then try small experiments to change them. That approach can be useful for anxiety, depression and many day-to-day problems.

She also relies on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape current reactions and relationship patterns. This can help when jealousy, control issues or difficulties trusting others come up. Client-centred work underpins sessions, so the conversation stays focused on what matters to the person and at a pace they can manage.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Randa will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and practical constraints, and together they choose methods that fit. That collaborative planning helps keep therapy relevant and manageable.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify them here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or letting someone join from a quieter room. Talk through scheduling options when you first connect to arrange sessions that match your routine and needs.