Barbara Craig , BACP

Barbara Craig is a BACP counsellor who works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship problems and related life changes. She speaks English and Polish and provides support for issues such as depression, grief, parenting strain and addictions. Barbara uses a blend of therapy styles to meet each person’s needs and can work with people experiencing trauma and abuse or struggling with self-esteem and anger.

Barbara draws on five years of practice to tailor sessions to the individual. She offers both open-ended therapy and short-term counselling depending on what a person wants to achieve. Her approach is warm and non-judgemental, and she pays attention to cultural differences and diversity while valuing each person’s dignity.

Her work brings together attachment ideas, cognitive-behavioural tools and mindfulness exercises alongside person-centred listening. That mix helps people notice patterns, try new ways of relating and manage difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions often include practical strategies and reflective conversation to build coping skills and clarity.

She has experience supporting people with relationship conflict, family stress, adoption and foster-care issues, and concerns linked to ageing or caring responsibilities. Barbara also addresses topics such as codependency, commitment worries, communication problems and dissociation in gentle, steady pacing.

Clients can expect a collaborative relationship where goals are discussed together. Reaching out can feel hard, and Barbara aims to offer steady support while people make changes at their own speed.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and testing new ways of responding; it often includes practical exercises between sessions to build new skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help people improve trust and communication in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process means techniques can change over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls let people talk face to face without travel, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short, timely contact and can fit into busy days or provide written reflections to revisit later. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and other commitments.