Counsellor profile
Barbara Craig, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 383565
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- ACT and CBT
- Attachment focus
- English and Polish
About Barbara
Barbara Craig is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She works with individual adults and with couples and other relationships. Her practice covers anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, parenting stress, addictions and codependency among other concerns.
She offers open-ended therapy and short-term counselling in English or Polish. Sessions draw on several approaches so she can match ways of working to what a person needs. Building trust in the relationship is presented as a key part of making change possible.
Her approach mixes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioural ideas and person-centred listening. Attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas are also used to look at patterns that began in earlier relationships. That helps when someone keeps prioritising others or struggles to set boundaries.
In practical terms she will help people name what is happening, notice unhelpful patterns and practise different responses. Work can be short focused counselling or longer open-ended therapy depending on the issue and goals.
Barbara stresses respect for cultural background and welcomes people of all protected characteristics. She aims to support clients dealing with domestic abuse and coercive control, family and blended family issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, and relationship conflict.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clearer about what matters to them and practise small actions that reflect those values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stuck patterns that involve putting others first.Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns that began in earlier bonds and how they show up now. Talking about these patterns can help people understand why they struggle with boundaries or cling to people pleasing.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try different ways of working together. That collaborative decision helps shape whether sessions focus on skills practice, exploring past patterns, or a mix of both.
The profile does not specify particular session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can also adapt session length and focus to suit someone juggling busy days.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting strain, addictions and codependency among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-based and person-centred work to help clients notice patterns and try new responses.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults and with couples and other relationships in the UK.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check any regional requirements or time differences before booking.
What are the session formats?
The original profile does not list explicit session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees and first steps handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.