Barbara Engels , BACP

Barbara Engels is a UK-based therapist with 18 years of professional experience, including roles with The Relate Counselling Service and an autism-specialist charity, where she has supported individuals, couples, and parents. She has worked extensively with stress and anxiety, particularly related to work, as well as intimacy and relationship difficulties, bereavement, family conflicts, low self-esteem, and challenges with motivation. She also has specialized experience offering autism-informed counselling for couples and parents, adapting her approach to meet the particular needs of neurodivergent clients.

Barbara approaches therapy with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans around each person's unique circumstances. She is credentialed with the BACP - a professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK - which reflects her commitment to recognised professional standards. Fluent in English and German, she can conduct sessions in the client's preferred language. Seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage, and Barbara aims to support and empower people as they take those first steps toward change.

Attachment and Psychodynamic Approaches in Online Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current ways of connecting and responding to others. It helps people explore intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, parenting challenges, and recurring relationship patterns by tracing how past bonds influence present behavior.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring themes, unconscious patterns, and the emotional meanings behind thoughts and actions. It can support work on grief, low self-esteem, trauma-related responses, and long-standing interpersonal difficulties by helping clients bring these patterns into awareness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Barbara will collaborate with clients to identify what fits best with their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean prioritising one approach or drawing on elements from both to tailor the work together.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to access therapy from different locations and to fit sessions around work, family, and daily commitments. These options offer flexibility and allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide consistent support to clients locally and internationally.