Barbara Cross, NCPS

Barbara Cross uses a flexible, person-focused approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and low self-esteem. She is registered with the NCPS and brings nine years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. Barbara writes plainly and works collaboratively to make therapy practical and accessible.

She blends Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other approaches to match the needs of each person. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thinking, build coping skills, and strengthen motivation. Techniques may include gentle guided imagery or hypnotherapy tools where appropriate.

Barbara often helps people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger, career transitions and life changes. She also supports those coping with trauma, abuse, abandonment and attachment concerns. Her work includes addressing codependency, communication problems and the emotional effects of separation and divorce.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens without judgement and offers practical steps people can try between sessions. The therapist will work at a pace that feels right for each person and adapt methods as progress is made.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online for people in different locations. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment based on availability. Barbara focuses on creating clearer thinking, increased self-compassion and stronger coping over time.

How Barbara’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy puts your experience at the centre of sessions and focuses on listening, acceptance and understanding to help you gain self-awareness and confidence. This approach suits people who need space to talk through feelings and make sense of their reactions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, stress and for building coping strategies that you can practise between sessions.

Hypnotherapy can be used as a tool to help with relaxation, reducing distressing thoughts and supporting new ways of thinking. It is offered alongside other methods when it seems helpful to reach specific goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options with you and tailor methods to your goals, preferences and how you respond during sessions. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus more on talking, skill-building or brief hypnotherapy work.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how you connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging helps people who prefer to write. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and different time zones.