Barbara Craig, BACP

Barbara Craig is a fully qualified and accredited therapist who works with individual adults and with couples or other relationship configurations. She supports people experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, loss and disenfranchised grief, family and couple difficulties, life transitions, and the effects of domestic abuse and coercive control. Barbara offers both open-ended therapy and short-term counselling in English or Polish, adapting the length and focus of work to each person’s situation.

She practices from an integrative standpoint, tailoring interventions to the needs of each client. Her approach draws on psychodynamic ideas including attachment theory, person-centred principles that prioritise empathy and respect, cognitive-behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, Acceptance and Commitment strategies to build values-driven action, and family or systemic perspectives when relationships and family dynamics are central to the concern.

Barbara is accredited with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. She creates a non-judgemental, empathetic space where clients can explore emotional struggles and practical problems with dignity and respect. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and aims to understand and respond to each person’s cultural and individual context.

Reaching out for therapy can feel difficult, and Barbara regards beginning that work as a courageous step. She offers collaborative support to help clients uncover their authentic selves, develop coping resources, and make constructive changes in their lives.