Barbara Craig, BACP

Barbara Craig works with adults using an integrative, person-centred approach. She combines practical strategies and reflective work to help people manage stress, anxiety and depression. Sessions are available in English and Polish and she has five years of experience as a BACP counsellor.

She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings. That includes relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and challenges around identity and self-esteem. She also supports people coping with parenting pressures, career decisions and major life changes.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Attachment-based ideas and person-centred listening shape how she responds in sessions. That mix lets her help with unhelpful thoughts, painful memories and patterns that repeat in relationships.

In practice she uses short-term work when someone needs focused help, and open-ended therapy when deeper exploration is useful. Conversations cover practical coping skills, values-based goals and ways to rebuild trust in yourself. She adapts the pace and tools to each person’s needs.

Barbara takes a multicultural stance and aims to respect each person’s background and identity. She welcomes people from diverse communities and will work sensitively around issues such as adoption, attachment, ageing and caregiving stresses. Reaching out is framed as a practical first step toward change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and when someone feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gives clear tools to change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness-based work teaches simple attention exercises to reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Sessions often mix approaches, and the plan can change as progress is made and priorities shift.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for a fuller conversation, phone can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits brief check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options help people access counselling from different places and at times that suit their life.