Counsellor profile
Barbara Engels, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 18 years of experience
Relationship and family counselling
Continue with BarbaraAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (81880)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 18 years
- Languages
- English, German
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Barbara supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment based work
- Psychodynamic approach
- English and German
About Barbara
BACP. 18 years of professional experience. Barbara Engels works from the United Kingdom and conducts counselling in English and German.
Barbara focuses on relationships, family issues, self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting, career questions, coaching and ADHD. She also works with attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose and workplace difficulties.
Her practice combines attachment-based ideas with psychodynamic thinking. Sessions look at patterns in close relationships and how early experience shapes current feelings and behaviour. Conversation may cover how people connect, how they react under stress, and what recurring difficulties mean for everyday life.
Barbara has worked in counselling services for organisations including Relate and an autism-specialist charity. That background includes supporting individuals, parents and couples through bereavement, family conflict and relationship breakdown, and offering autism-specialist counselling for couples and parents.
She explains things plainly and adapts the way she talks to match the person in front of her. Sessions can be held in English or German according to the client’s preference.
To start, clients follow the service process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How attachment and psychodynamic ideas guide remote counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how people form close bonds and how those patterns affect present relationships. It focuses on what a person needs from others and how past attachments can shape trust, closeness and conflict.Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to recurring feelings and patterns that appear in everyday life and in relationships. It often explores how early experiences influence current reactions and helps people name the feelings that repeat over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The counsellor will discuss your goals, preferences and needs and help decide which ideas to use. That choice is collaborative and may be revised as sessions progress.
If you want to use online counselling, please check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also gives the flexibility to choose a language of therapy, since Barbara works in English and German.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, German
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Barbara works with relationship and family problems, self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety, trauma and grief among other concerns.
How does she approach counselling?
She uses attachment-based ideas and psychodynamic therapy to look at relationship patterns and early experience that shape current feelings and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working in counselling services and an autism-specialist charity.
Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?
Barbara is BACP and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English and German.
Does she work with clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost and how are they paid?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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