Barbara Engels, BACP

Barbara Engels is a BACP-registered counsellor with 18 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She speaks both English and German and offers sessions in the preferred language. Barbara focuses on relationships, intimacy, self-esteem, and life transitions, and she aims to create a respectful and compassionate space for people to talk things through.

Her work draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic approaches. She looks at patterns in relationships and past experiences to understand current feelings and behaviours. Conversations are tailored to each person, with the therapist and client agreeing on a plan that fits their needs.

Barbara has a background in counselling within relationship services and autism-specialist charity settings. That experience informs how she supports people coping with family conflict, bereavement, workplace stress and anxiety. She also brings practical ways to manage mood, motivation and communication problems.

Sessions are offered in English and German, which can help when language matters to how someone expresses themselves. International clients can be seen, and arrangements are made according to what works best for both parties.

She describes therapy as a collaborative process. Expect a conversational style that balances exploring emotional patterns with concrete steps to manage day-to-day challenges. The aim is to support people as they take steps toward clearer goals and greater well-being.

Working with attachment and psychodynamic ideas online

Attachment-based work looks at how close relationships shape feelings and patterns. It helps people who struggle with trust, intimacy and communication by exploring how early bonds influence current connections. Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to recurring themes and emotions that arise in a person’s life and in the therapy conversations, helping make sense of why certain reactions keep happening.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, personal history and what feels most helpful. Together they will try different ways of working and agree on what fits the person's needs and preferences.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing quieter check-ins during a lunch break. If you plan to work from a particular place or have specific requirements, confirm the session options before booking so arrangements match your needs. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, use online sessions to combine conversational exploration with practical steps for everyday problems.