About Barbara
Barbara Cross is a counsellor registered with the NCPS who brings nine years of clinical experience. She uses a flexible, person-focused style that adapts to each person's needs. Barbara aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or difficult life changes.
She also supports those facing relationship and parenting strains and intimacy-related concerns. Her work draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to make sessions practical and approachable.
Background and approach
That means conversations start by listening to what matters most, then move to small, workable steps that people can try between sessions. She also uses elements of hypnotherapy and narrative approaches when those fit the person’s goals. Barbara has helped people deal with trauma, low self-esteem, anger, and career uncertainty.
She pays attention to patterns such as attachment and codependency so clients can see how past experiences shape present choices. Sessions focus on clarity, coping strategies, and rebuilding confidence. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
People can expect calm, honest feedback and a plan that changes if it isn’t working. The emphasis is on finding solutions that fit everyday life rather than on jargon. Barbara offers a tailored pace for each person and adjusts methods to suit individual circumstances.
She aims to build resilience and practical skills so people can manage stress, phobias, and setbacks more confidently.
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
Barbara blends Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to shape online sessions that are both supportive and practical. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people explore their feelings and values. It suits those who need space to make sense of difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours and offers concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, low mood and phobias.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit each person. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress or needs shift, so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and suit quick check-ins or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, follow-ups, or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options provide flexibility and make ongoing work more practical for different schedules and circumstances.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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