About me
Thoughtful, warm, integrative therapy for adults, couples and teens navigating life's challenges through overwhelm, change and uncertainty.
Hello and welcome, I’m Barbara. I’m an integrative psychotherapist working with adults, couples and teenagers, and as a supervisor to other therapists.
People usually come to me when something isn’t working anymore — a relationship feels stuck, anxiety is taking over, family life feels overwhelming, or they’ve simply lost their footing.
You might be navigating anxiety, stress, ADHD, depression or low mood, low self esteem, relationship and family difficulties, trauma, fertility, parenting, anger management, life changes and transitions, cancer, redundancy and career choices, bereavement, abuse, personal development, grief ... Or you might not have a clear label for it yet — just the sense that you can’t keep doing things the same way.
That’s where therapy can help.
I offer a warm, grounding space where you can slow down, think clearly, and talk honestly — without judgement or pressure to “fix” yourself. Together we make sense of what’s happening, understand the patterns underneath it, and find practical, sustainable ways forward.
My style is relational, grounded and straightforward. I’m compassionate, but I’m also active and engaged. I won’t sit silently or hide behind jargon — we work collaboratively.
Alongside psychotherapy, I’m trained in mindfulness, breathwork and yoga. When helpful, I bring these into our work to support nervous system regulation and resilience. Therapy doesn’t just happen in the head — it happens in the body too. My experience of these practices has given me a positive belief that we all have the potential to change, to grow and to find balance and joy in our lives.
I have a particular interest in:
- couples and relationship work
- fertility, family and parenting dynamics
- adults and young people with ADHD or neurodiversity
- life transitions and identity shifts
I have worked in universities, community settings, charities, hospitals and private practice, supporting people across the lifespan. I’m a registered member of the BACP and committed to ongoing professional development.
Sessions are available in person, online or by phone.
If you’re looking for a therapist who is warm, thoughtful and down-to-earth — and who will actively walk alongside you while things change or become difficult — you’re very welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified psychotherapist, having completed five years of formal training first at the Minster Centre and then at The Metanoia Institute in West London - both part of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Such trainings led first to a Certificate, then a Diploma and finally a Master in Integrative Psychotherapy.
I practice within the BACP code of conduct.
I regularly dedicate time to further personal and professional development attending CPD courses and workshops. Some of the trainings I have completed over the years are: working with children and adolescents at the Gestalt Centre; Filial Therapy (working with parents and children) at IATE; CBT at the Awareness Centre; , Anger Management, etc...
In 2020, I completed a Post Graduate training in Working with Young People and Adolescents at the University of South Wales.
In 2024, I trained to work with couples and I am currently undergoing further training with Dr Alexandra Solomon in the States.
In 2025, I completed my Supervisor qualification.
I am also a qualified Yoga teacher, and a Breathwork and Mindfulness coach.
Because of my various experiences and trainings, I have a wide range of frameworks which I can apply when working with clients so that I can adapt my approach to their personal needs.
Since starting my work as a psychotherapist, I have worked in a variety of different settings - with students at Goldsmiths University, with patients and families at Kings College Hospital, with Victim Support and with young people at a primary and a secondary school.
I currently working in private practice, for The Circle Line and for two charities: Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support and 2wish (proving counselling to families who have lost a young child.)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have experience of and interest in working with women who go through the roller-coaster of pregnancy and motherhood as a time of major changes. Many women are aware of post-natal depression but not of pre-natal depression and when they start feeling low, suicidal, paranoid, afraid, etc both before and after the birth of their children they often just pretend they are ok and soldier on keeping all their awful feelings locked inside until they can't cope anymore. I invite mothers-to-be and new mothers experiencing any difficulties to seek help as soon as possible.
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Psychotherapy - some concessions available
Online: £50 - 55 individual / £70 couples
In person - Dorset: £55 individual / £75 couples
In person- London: £65 individual / £85 couples
Sessions last approx 50 minutes.
When I work
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I have available times on most days.
