Barry Golten, BACP

Barry Golten offers support for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, addiction and grief. He also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, career questions, ADHD and the strains that come from life changes. He is experienced in LGBT matters and works with people facing trauma, anger and compassion fatigue. Barry brings a pragmatic and compassionate style to sessions. He trained as an Integrative Counsellor and later qualified in Solution Focused Brief Therapy in 2012. Over time he has blended those ways of working with psychodynamic ideas and a person-centred belief that all parts of a person matter. His background includes long service in the charity sector where he worked as a support worker and then a manager for 19 years. In 2021 he joined KCA Training as a trainer and consultant, delivering courses on trauma, attachment and resilience. In practice he aims to help people notice and use their own strengths. He uses solution-focused ideas to set practical steps forward, while also paying attention to how past relationships shape present feelings. Sessions are intended to be a steady, regular space where a trusting working relationship can grow. Clients can expect a calm, present therapist who will listen and help map a way forward. Barry draws on his mix of training and life experience to tailor each session to the person in front of him.

How Internal Family Systems and practical methods work online

Internal Family Systems helps people notice and talk with the different parts of themselves - for example the anxious part, the critical part and the softer, caring part. It aims to reduce inner conflict and is often used for anxiety, trauma responses and long-standing emotional patterns.

Solution-focused approaches focus on small, practical steps and on what changes a person wants to see. This way of working looks for existing strengths and experiments with modest actions that move a person towards their goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss needs, hopes and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can adapt as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific session formats offered before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can sit alongside work or family commitments more easily. Registered or accredited professionals often use online ways to reach clients who live further away or who prefer not to travel for appointments.