About Simon
Simon Barkley is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction and anger. He supports those facing grief, trauma, sleep problems and career strain. He also offers coaching for self‑esteem and compassion fatigue.
Simon works with people navigating relationship difficulties, family matters and life changes. Simon trained with a BA in Integrative Counselling and an MSc in Psychology. He has eight years of professional experience working with addiction, bereavement, motivation, trauma and anger.
Background and approach
He uses that experience to offer practical, down‑to‑earth help rather than jargon or long lectures. In sessions Simon listens first and then helps people spot their strengths. He uses conversation to uncover patterns and blind spots.
He will suggest simple, doable steps to try between meetings and review what helps. His approach mixes client‑centred listening with practical methods drawn from cognitive behavioural ideas and existential thinking. That combination aims to address unhelpful thoughts, improve everyday coping, and encourage people to find more meaning and purpose.
Simon also draws on relationship work and motivational interviewing to boost communication and motivation. People who want coaching around career decisions or to rebuild confidence will find a clear, goal‑focused style. He aims to make therapy feel like a collaborative process rather than instruction.
Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Simon accepts international clients and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client‑centred work puts your experience at the heart of the conversation. The therapist gives space to tell your story and reflects back what matters to you, helping you notice strengths and choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and introduces practical exercises to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep issues.Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest approaches that fit those aims. Decisions about techniques are made together and reviewed as progress is tracked, so the plan changes if something isn't helping.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or limited local options. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation, phone sessions suit low‑bandwidth or audio‑only needs, and live chat or text messaging make shorter check‑ins and quick reflections possible. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments and to try different formats until one feels comfortable.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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