Counsellor profile
Barbara Craig, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
Continue with BarbaraAbout
- ACT and CBT
- Attachment focus
- Works in English and Polish
About Barbara
Barbara Craig is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, and also helps people dealing with parenting pressures, grief, addiction and identity concerns. She offers therapy in English and Polish.
Her work often combines practical, problem-focused methods with attention to how early attachments shape current relationships. Sessions look at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going, and at patterns in close relationships that cause pain. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at helping people notice what changes might help day-to-day life.
Barbara draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment-based ideas, mindfulness and a person-centred way of working. This mix lets her offer both short-term counselling and longer open-ended therapy depending on what someone needs. She can help with issues arising from abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family tensions and caregiving stress.
People come to her for support with complex relationship dynamics including codependency, communication problems, coercive control and divorce or separation. She also works with those facing eating concerns, anger, dissociation and difficulties linked to sexual expression and kink culture. Her aim is to make things clearer and more manageable so a client can plan practical next steps.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first session. Sessions are offered in English and Polish and accept international clients.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and getting unstuck from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety and change coping habits. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns formed in early relationships and how they influence current interactions and trust in others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how a particular method could help. Decisions about using ACT, CBT or attachment ideas are made together and can change over time as needs become clearer.
Confirm the available formats before booking so you know how sessions will be run. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. If you prefer a particular arrangement because of timing, language or practical reasons, mention it during the matching questionnaire and when scheduling the first session.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family life?
She helps people with parenting strain, blended family tensions, caregiver stress, abandonment and issues arising from adoption and foster care.
What kind of therapeutic style does she use?
She uses a blend of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment-based ideas and a person-centred approach to suit different needs.
How long has she been practicing?
Barbara has five years' experience working with adults on relationship, mood and stress-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I don't live in the UK?
She accepts international clients and can work with people outside the UK; sessions are available in English and Polish.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options button and the matching process.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.