Barbara Harrison

• Relationship difficulties
• Mindfulness techniques
• Career coaching

About Barbara

Barbara Harrison works on relationship problems, self-esteem, career matters, coping with life changes, stress and anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues with intimacy and sleeping. She uses talking therapy and coaching methods in her work and is BACP registered with five years' experience.

Barbara spends sessions listening to what matters most and helping people find practical ways to manage day-to-day demands. She combines talking and coaching, so conversations often include goal-setting and steps to try between meetings. She also uses approaches that focus on past patterns and the present relationship dynamics that affect how people feel now.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns such as anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and the effects of abandonment or attachment difficulties. She also supports people dealing with communication problems, commitment worries, codependency and the fallout from separation or domestic violence. First responder issues, ageing and end-of-life matters including hospice work are also within her remit.

Sessions may touch on trauma responses and dissociation; Barbara uses trauma-focused ways of working alongside psychodynamic ideas about past influences. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with stress, sleeping and emotional regulation. Imago relationship ideas are used when people bring relationship patterns into the room.

She also brings experience in career and management coaching, helping with motivation, career decisions and practical steps to change work patterns. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and action-orientated where needed, while still making space to reflect on feelings and history.

How her approaches fit with remote counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's concerns and aims to make sessions about what the client wants to bring. This approach helps with self-esteem, coping with life changes and building motivation by keeping the client's priorities central.

Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at responses to traumatic events and offers ways to reduce distress linked to those experiences. It is often used for trauma, abuse, grief and dissociation and can include grounding and stabilising techniques alongside talking work.

Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then shape the way they work together. Decisions about approach may shift over time as needs change.

Please check which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online counselling can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and making it easier to schedule short check-ins or regular sessions around work and family commitments. It can also allow sessions without being on camera if that suits the person better, or make quieter, audio-only conversations possible when that is preferable.

Topics Barbara lists

• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Family problems
• First responder issues
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Barbara

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she helps people with using talking therapy and mindfulness techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred, psychodynamic and trauma-focused approaches alongside Imago relationship ideas and mindfulness.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years' professional experience as a BACP registered counsellor.

Where is she based?

She is based in the United Kingdom and works as a BACP registered counsellor.

Can I book sessions in English from abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.