Counsellor profile
Barbara Harrison, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and wellbeing
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Career coaching experience
About Barbara
Counsellor Barbara Harrison is a BACP member with five years' experience. She works with relationship issues, low self-esteem, career concerns, stress and anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, and related difficulties such as sleeping problems and anger.
Barbara uses a conversational, client-centred way of working. She listens to what matters most and helps people talk through current problems. Sessions blend talking, reflective listening and practical ideas to help with day-to-day coping and longer standing struggles.
Her background includes coaching in management, career and wellbeing settings. That experience feeds into practical conversations about work, motivation and life changes. She also draws on approaches that look at past experiences where these help explain present patterns.
Barbara uses Client-Centred Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to support emotional awareness and present-moment coping. She also uses Psychodynamic and Trauma-Focused approaches when exploring earlier experiences that affect current relationships and feelings.
People come to her for help with communication problems, commitment concerns, codependency and attachment issues. She also works with bereavement, hospice and end-of-life matters and first responder issues where relevant.
Sessions are offered in English and Barbara accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and practical arrangements via the site matching process.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and the client’s own resources. It involves reflective listening and helping people find their own solutions, which can suit relationship concerns, self-esteem and life changes.Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing techniques. These can help with stress, anxiety, sleeping difficulties and managing strong emotions in the moment.
Psychodynamic ideas look at how past experiences shape current feelings and relationship patterns. This can be useful when people want to understand longer standing issues such as attachment problems or repeating relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and agree together which methods to use. That collaborative process helps shape each session plan.
The original biography does not specify which remote formats are offered. Please confirm available session types before booking through the site's matching process. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into everyday life, for example shorter check-ins at a busy time, not needing to travel, or choosing a quieter moment at home. Registered or accredited professionals can offer practical support for people who need help around work, grief, trauma or relationship strain.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most often?
She helps people with relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety, grief, trauma and problems with sleep and anger.
What style of therapy does she use?
She works in a client-centred way and combines talking with practical ideas. Mindfulness and psychodynamic elements are used when they suit the situation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Barbara has five years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current options before booking via the matching process.
How are fees charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.