Barbara Anzalone, BACP

Barbara Anzalone is a UK-based counsellor with four years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She speaks English and Italian and accepts international clients.

Barbara aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. She focuses on tailoring conversations and a plan to each person's situation. Sessions are intended to be practical and straightforward so people can try things that help between meetings.

Her work includes helping people manage panic symptoms, mood fluctuations and the effects of past trauma. She also supports those dealing with issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, body image and communication problems. Barbara helps clients think through control issues, guilt and shame, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation.

She pays attention to everyday pressures such as isolation, loneliness and the search for life purpose. Barbara also offers support around pregnancy and childbirth related distress and encourages self-love and forgiveness as part of recovery. Her approach is adaptable to each person's goals and pace.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative process that looks at what is getting in the way of wellbeing and practical steps to shift it. She welcomes discussion about individual needs and preferences before creating a plan to move forward.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online counselling

Barbara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving. This can reduce anxiety, panic and low mood by breaking down problems into manageable steps.

Another approach centres on looking at past relational patterns, such as abandonment or attachment issues, and how they affect current relationships. Work like this helps people recognise repeated dynamics and practise different responses that feel healthier and more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and life context and then agree a way forward together. That collaborative process means techniques are adapted as progress is made and new priorities appear.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy routine and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to schedule short check-ins around work or childcare and can suit people who prefer not to be on camera every time. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.