Barbara Craig, BACP

Barbara Craig is a BACP counsellor who works with adults and people in relationships. She offers therapy in English and Polish and supports a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship strain and life transitions.

She draws on several approaches to match each person's needs rather than using a single method. That means sessions can focus on changing unhelpful thinking, exploring early attachment patterns, or learning ways to accept difficult feelings and move toward valued goals. The emphasis is on building a trusting working relationship first.

Barbara has five years of practice with issues such as grief, parenting stress, addiction-related difficulties and caregiver strain. She also helps people facing abandonment, adoption and foster-care related challenges, and ageing and geriatric issues. Her background includes supporting people affected by domestic abuse and coercive control.

Sessions combine practical steps with space to reflect. Some weeks might focus on skills to manage anxiety or anger. Other times the work looks at longer-standing patterns from relationships and childhood that still affect everyday life.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She aims to make therapy approachable and relevant so people can use what they learn outside sessions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions via the Start Therapy button on the site.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change repeating dynamics in close relationships. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a supportive, non-judgemental relationship where the client leads the pace and content of sessions.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then suggest methods that fit the person and their situation. That way practical exercises and reflection are chosen together rather than imposed.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow clients to work in the language they prefer, such as Polish or English, and to continue therapy when relocating or travelling internationally. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can adapt activities for screen-based or audio sessions, and will explain the best way to do that during the first meeting.