- Client-centred focus
- CBT techniques
- Hypnotherapy options
About Barbara
Barbara Cross is a counsellor registered with the NCPS and offers a calm, flexible way of working. She draws on nine years of experience to help people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or difficult life changes.
She uses straightforward methods to help people understand what is happening for them. Sessions focus on practical steps and on making sense of old patterns that keep repeating. The tone is warm and respectful and aims to build confidence over time.
Her background includes client-centred approaches alongside cognitive behaviour ideas and hypnotherapy techniques. These are used to look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and to develop everyday skills for coping and change. Narrative ideas may be used to reframe unhelpful stories people tell themselves.
Barbara works with a wide range of concerns such as relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career stress, trauma and depression. She also supports people working through attachment or abandonment worries, codependency, caregiving stress and communication problems.
Sessions are tailored to each person and agreed goals guide the work. The emphasis is on collaboration - the client and counsellor decide together which methods suit best and how to apply them in daily life.
To begin, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
How Barbara’s approaches work online and in-session
Client-centred work puts your experience at the heart of the conversation. The counsellor listens carefully, reflects what she hears and helps you make sense of your feelings so you can move forward. This suits people who want time and space to explore emotions and gain confidence.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It uses clear steps and exercises to test unhelpful thinking and build new skills for managing anxiety, low mood or stress. Hypnotherapy can help with focused relaxation and changing automatic reactions, often used alongside other methods to support behaviour change.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The counsellor will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then match methods to your needs in an ongoing, collaborative way.
Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care if you move or travel, while the content of sessions remains focused on practical change and understanding.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Barbara help with?
She helps people who face stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and low self-esteem. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career concerns and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and flexible, combining client-centred listening with practical techniques. Sessions aim to understand patterns and try simple, usable tools between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working in counselling and related therapies.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the first step to start therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.