Kaye Barney, BACP

Kaye Barney is a United Kingdom based counsellor with eight years of professional experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, grief and loss, anxiety, depression and everyday life stressors. She works with both the challenges that arise between people - such as partnership conflict, family tensions and communication breakdowns - and the way people relate to themselves, including low self-esteem, confidence issues and struggles with motivation or mood.

Kaye draws on a broad range of therapeutic skills to tailor sessions to each person’s needs, helping them explore feelings, understand patterns and identify practical steps toward greater emotional balance. Her practice also addresses concerns such as parenting pressures, eating and sleeping difficulties, intimacy and sexual relationship issues, career stress, trauma related to adoption and foster care, and neurodiverse presentations like ADHD.

Her training includes a degree in Psychology and a degree in Counselling, a diploma in Relationship Counselling and a Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis. She is an accredited Mother/Daughter relationship coach and a Therapy for Depression practitioner, and she teaches counselling qualifications while providing clinical supervision to other counsellors. Kaye is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. She offers appointments to individuals in the UK and to international clients seeking online support.

Therapeutic approaches and online support with Kaye

Kaye blends several evidence-informed approaches to meet different needs and preferences. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the ways early relationships shape current patterns of relating; it can be helpful for people struggling with abandonment, intimacy issues or repeated relationship difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of the work - offering a warm, non-judgemental space where feelings and personal goals are explored so self-understanding and self-worth can grow. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kaye works collaboratively with clients and registered professionals to identify which methods fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts the work as those needs change over time.

Online sessions - by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - make it easier to access regular support around work, family or mobility commitments. These options provide flexibility in scheduling, let people choose how they prefer to communicate, and make it possible for clients in different locations to work with a therapist whose approach and experience suit them.