Barbara Cross, NCPS

Barbara Cross is a United Kingdom based therapist registered with the NCPS, a professional counselling register in the UK, and she brings nine years of clinical experience to her work. She practices with a flexible, collaborative stance that adapts to each person's needs, combining client-centered listening with evidence-based techniques to create a tailored path forward.

Barbara works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting and fatherhood challenges, intimacy-related difficulties, anger, career and life transitions, and coping with ageing and caregiver stress. Her practice also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, dissociation, hoarding, commitment and communication problems, and the emotional consequences of divorce or domestic violence.

Using approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), hypnotherapy and motivational interviewing, she helps people explore difficult experiences, identify unhelpful patterns, and develop practical strategies for change. Barbara aims to foster greater self-compassion, insight, and resilience, guiding people toward more confident decision making and improved wellbeing. She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.

Approaches for Online Therapy and Meaningful Change

Barbara Cross draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on creating an accepting space where a person can explore beliefs and feelings at their own pace to build self-awareness and confidence. This approach is especially helpful for people navigating relationship problems, self-esteem issues, and life transitions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that identifies unhelpful thought patterns and teaches tools to change behaviours and emotional responses. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with difficult life events.

Hypnotherapy is offered as an adjunctive approach to support relaxation, focus, and access to different ways of responding to habits or emotional triggers; it can complement other therapies when clients seek deeper experiential work.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Barbara works with each person to understand goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, then adapts methods to find the best fit. This partnership helps shape a treatment plan that feels appropriate and meaningful.

Online therapy offers flexible access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit support into daily life and to work with licensed professionals regardless of geography. These options allow sessions to be scheduled around work, family, and other commitments while maintaining continuity of care.