Barbara Cross, NCPS

Barbara Cross is a therapist registered in the UK with the NCPS and has nine years of experience. She offers a flexible, collaborative style that adapts to each person. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and honest listening to help people move forward.

Her practice draws on Client-Centred methods and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), alongside hypnotherapy and motivational interviewing when useful. That mix lets her match techniques to the issue rather than to a single model. She aims to make sessions feel straightforward and relevant to everyday life.

Barbara works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also helps with parenting strain, career decisions, anger, coping with life changes, and challenges such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and codependency.

In sessions she focuses on building understanding of recurring patterns, offering practical tools and exploring past influences when that helps. People can expect a calm, empathetic approach that emphasises self-awareness, resilience and clearer decision making.

Barbara explains CBT techniques in plain language and uses client-centred listening to help clients feel heard. Her aim is to support people in finding realistic steps they can use between sessions. To start, she asks about what matters most and co-creates a plan suited to each person’s goals and pace.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your perspective. The therapist offers empathy and openness so you can explore your feelings and find your own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and gives practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people work on habits, motivation or emotional responses when that approach fits their goals.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and decide together which approaches to try. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time as needs change.

Confirm the available session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can help fit sessions around day-to-day life, make it easier to attend from different locations, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means tools from CBT or homework tasks can be worked on between meetings, while client-centred conversations and hypnotherapy-style exercises can continue across distance when appropriate.