Barbara Engels
Experienced counsellor for relationships and life changes
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About Barbara
Barbara Engels uses attachment-based and psychodynamic approaches to guide therapy. She draws on 18 years of experience in the UK to help people untangle relationship and personal difficulties. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth, and she speaks English and German.
Barbara spent many years working with a national counselling service and with an autism-specialist charity. That work shaped her focus on relationship issues, intimacy concerns and family conflict. She also has substantial experience supporting people through bereavement and major life changes.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps people address stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, motivation blocks and workplace strains. She also offers counselling for parenting concerns and for people affected by autism and Asperger syndrome. Practical conversations and tailored plans are used rather than one-size-fits-all advice.
The psychodynamic element looks at how past experiences influence current patterns and relationships. The attachment-based side focuses on how people connect, feel safe and repair ruptures with others. Together these approaches aim to make patterns clearer and easier to change.
Barbara adapts the pace to each person and aims to create a calm space for honest conversation. She explains things plainly and works with you to set realistic goals. If you prefer German, she can run sessions in that language as well as English.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 18
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 81880
- Languages
- English, German
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Barbara's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Barbara works with
Everything Barbara lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Barbara lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Barbara works online
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods suit your goals and preferences. Together you decide what to try first and adjust the approach as work proceeds.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, avoid travel time and maintain continuity when circumstances change. It also allows shorter check-ins or longer sessions when needed, and can be useful if you prefer speaking without being on camera or need a quieter setting. Registered or accredited professionals can help you weigh practical choices so therapy works around everyday life.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Barbara help with?
She helps people with relationship and intimacy issues, family conflict, grief, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety, and coping with life changes.
What is Barbara's therapeutic style?
She blends attachment-based work with psychodynamic ideas to clarify patterns in relationships and past influences on current feelings.
How much experience does she have?
Barbara has 18 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom, including charity and counselling service roles.
What credentials 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 can sessions be held in?
Sessions can be offered in English and German, and she can work with people internationally.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Barbara?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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