Barry Foots
Person-centred counselling with practical support
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About Barry
Barry Foots offers a person-centred, integrative approach to counselling. He places the client's own experience at the heart of sessions and draws on useful techniques from other approaches when they help. Barry writes plainly and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and practical.
He holds BACP accreditation and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Barry focuses on grief and coping with life changes, including stress and anxiety.
Background and approach
He also works with depression, low self-worth, anger and trauma and abuse. Areas of interest include parenting, relationship difficulties, eating issues, compassion fatigue and career-related concerns. He has experience supporting people with ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, and works with caregiver issues and men’s issues.
He also offers support around sexuality and LGBT concerns. Barry describes the room as a calm, empathic space where people can talk things through without pressure. Sessions aim to build on a person’s strengths and to find practical ways forward.
Barry listens first and follows the client’s pace, using other therapeutic tools when they seem helpful. He invites people to take small steps and to test changes between sessions. To begin, a prospective client completes the site’s matching process and schedules sessions according to availability.
Barry encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready, and he offers steady, non-judgemental support throughout the work.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 393433
- Languages
- English
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Barry's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Barry works with
Everything Barry lists, in their own terms.
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Men's issues
- Sexuality
How Barry works online
Person-centred counselling focuses on the client’s strengths and personal pace, helping people feel heard and understood. Integrative work may draw on practical exercises or reflective tasks to support coping with grief, neurodiversity-related challenges or stress. Both approaches aim to be straightforward and goal-focused when needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively with the client to test different ways of working and to choose what fits best for their needs and preferences. This collaborative planning helps shape session goals and any between-session tasks.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people join from different locations when international work is required, while the therapist and client decide together how sessions will be scheduled and organised.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can be brought to sessions?
Barry helps people dealing with grief, life changes, stress, anxiety and depression. He also supports those facing trauma, relationship strain, parenting pressures and work-related concerns.
How would you describe the counselling style?
The approach is person-centred and integrative. Barry listens first, follows the client’s pace and adds techniques from other theories when they seem useful.
What background does the counsellor have?
He has three years of professional experience working in the UK and has focused on neurodiversity, grief and emotional difficulties during that time.
What are the credential and location details?
Barry holds BACP accreditation and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I arrange sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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