Douglas Barbieri
Support focused on clarity and emotional understanding
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About Douglas
Douglas Barbieri offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or low mood. He speaks English and Portuguese and brings six years of professional experience to sessions. Douglas aims to help people understand their emotions and make clearer choices about life.
He uses a straightforward, conversational style in therapy. Sessions look at current problems and the patterns behind them. Douglas helps people notice recurring thoughts and behaviours, and then try small changes to see what helps.
Background and approach
His work covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression and addiction. He also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, chronic illness and problems with communication or control. Practical coping skills are combined with looking at deeper personal themes.
Douglas draws on several approaches to tailor support to each person. He uses client-centred methods to focus on the person in front of him and cognitive behavioural ideas to challenge unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused techniques are available to build awareness and strengthen emotional connection to oneself.
People who come to Douglas often want a therapist who listens without judgement and offers clear, usable steps. He encourages curiosity about how habits form and what might shift them. If someone prefers to work in Portuguese, he can do so alongside English.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 394502
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Douglas's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Douglas works with
Everything Douglas lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Douglas lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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How Douglas works online
He also uses emotionally-focused ideas and mindfulness to help people notice and sit with feelings without being overwhelmed. These approaches support work on attachment, self-esteem and relationship patterns even when sessions are not face to face. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process, and he will collaborate with each person to decide what fits their goals and preferences.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit work into a busy life, reduce travel time and let people join from wherever they are based. It also allows shorter check-ins if that suits a schedule, and different styles of session depending on what a client needs.
Questions and answers
What kinds of difficulties does he help with?
He helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression as well as related concerns such as addiction, body image and chronic illness.
What approach does he use in sessions?
He blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural and emotionally-focused ideas, plus mindfulness and existential perspectives to suit each person's needs.
How much professional experience does he have?
He has six years of professional experience working with a range of mental health issues.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He works from the United Kingdom and holds BACP as the listed credential.
Can I speak with him in a language other than English?
Sessions can be offered in English and Portuguese.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
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 him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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