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Randa Barnes, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 13 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Arabic
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

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Randa Barnes is a counsellor who uses an attachment-based and client-centred approach to help people facing relationship and wellbeing challenges. She combines practical strategies with a calm, attentive way of listening. Sessions are offered in English and Arabic and she has 13 years of experience in the field.

Randa supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, grief, and life changes.

Background and approach

Addictions, bipolar difficulties, ADHD and eating or sleeping problems are also within her focus areas. Her practice draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to build skills for everyday coping. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.

Client-centred work makes sure each person’s goals and values guide the pace and focus of therapy. She brings attention to specific struggles such as abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems and control issues. Body image, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, hoarding and caregiver stress are also on her list of concerns she can help people talk through.

Randa has experience working with diverse cultural backgrounds and aims to be flexible in how sessions are held. Therapy is available to people in the United Kingdom and to international clients by online formats. Practical, step-by-step tools are offered alongside reflective conversation to make change feel manageable.

How Randa’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. Online sessions use conversation to identify those patterns and try new ways of connecting and reacting in everyday life, which can help with relationship and attachment issues.

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. In remote sessions the counsellor follows the client’s lead, offering reflective listening and support while clients decide what to explore and change.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, used alongside mindfulness, concentrates on practical skills. Online work teaches specific exercises for managing anxiety, low mood or unhelpful behaviours and fits well with short homework tasks between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options and try approaches that suit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as understanding grows.

Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help fit therapy around work, family life and different time zones, while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotional support.

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety and depression and supports people managing relationship and family difficulties. Other areas include addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

The approach blends attachment-based and client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Sessions combine listening with practical tools for day-to-day coping.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience working in counselling and related roles with a range of concerns and cultural backgrounds.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

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

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Arabic to accommodate clients who prefer either language.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

Yes, international clients are accepted and can access sessions online across time zones.

What session formats are available?

She meets people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the client.

How are sessions paid for and how do I start?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 13 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English, Arabic

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Randa Barnes, BACP

Background and approach

How Randa’s approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety