Barbara Craig, BACP

Barbara Craig is a BACP counsellor who offers therapy in English and Polish. She works with adults on relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression and many life changes. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, parenting strain, addiction concerns and issues around self-esteem. Barbara uses a blend of talking approaches to suit each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), attachment-informed work and person-centred methods. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking and building helpful routines. She has five years of clinical experience and provides both open-ended therapy and short-term counselling. Barbara aims to create a non-judgemental space where people can speak honestly about what is hard. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and attends to cultural differences in therapy. Work in sessions often starts by clarifying the immediate problem and the client’s goals. Together they map out manageable steps, explore how relationships and past experiences shape feelings, and practise skills such as mindful breathing or alternative ways of responding to stress. Her approach balances emotional understanding with action. That means talking about painful events, noticing repeated patterns, and trying out new responses between sessions. Reaching out can feel difficult, and Barbara frames therapy as a collaborative process to help people find clearer ways forward.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small steps towards those values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that maintain problems, and testing new ways of responding. It often includes practical exercises and homework between sessions.

Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections and emotional responses. This approach can help when trust, closeness or recurring relationship problems are a concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your situation, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. You and the therapist decide together and adjust the plan as needed.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuity of care for people who live abroad or travel frequently. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices and CBT worksheets to remote sessions so you can continue practical therapy work between appointments.