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Barbara Engels, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 18 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, German
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Barbara Engels uses Attachment-Based and psychodynamic approaches to help people untangle difficulties in relationships and family life. She brings 18 years of experience and a calm, practical style to sessions. Barbara speaks English and German and offers online options for people in the United Kingdom and beyond.

Her work focuses on relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, grief and bereavement, depression, anxiety, stress and trauma. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, life direction, workplace pressures and questions around ADHD and autism.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to make patterns clearer and find workable ways forward. Barbara draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early connections shape current relationships. Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice recurring patterns and how past experiences influence present feelings.

Together these approaches help people make sense of repeated difficulties and try new ways of relating. She has long experience with clients facing divorce and separation, family conflict and communication problems. Barbara adapts conversations to each person, focusing on what matters most in day-to-day life rather than on theory.

Her manner is respectful and down-to-earth. Sessions can be run in English or German, by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions via the platform schedule.

This structure keeps the first steps straightforward and manageable.

How attachment and psychodynamic work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting. Online sessions using this approach look at patterns in close relationships and aim to develop safer ways of relating and greater emotional connection. Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to repeated patterns and unconscious links to past experiences. In remote sessions this can help people understand why certain thoughts or feelings keep reappearing and try different responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they will pick the methods that fit best. That collaborative process makes it easier to adapt the approach as understanding grows and priorities change.

Online therapy here is available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, which gives flexibility around schedules and routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, live chat suits people who prefer typing, and text messaging supports ongoing, brief check-ins. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and access help without long travel.

What kinds of concerns does Barbara help with?

She supports people facing relationship and intimacy issues, family problems, parenting strain, grief, depression, anxiety, stress and trauma. Additional focuses include self-esteem, workplace issues, ADHD and autism-related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style combines Attachment-Based and psychodynamic approaches to notice relationship patterns and past influences. Sessions aim to be conversational and practical, helping people try different ways of relating.

How much experience does she have?

Barbara has 18 years of professional experience working with relationship and family concerns. That background includes roles with counselling services and autism-specialist support.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as shown in her credentials.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and German to suit the client’s language preference.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted and she can work with people located outside the United Kingdom.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to provide different ways of connecting depending on need and circumstance.

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English, German

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Barbara Engels, BACP

Background and approach

How attachment and psychodynamic work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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