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Sandra Barrett, BACP

Sandra Barrett is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
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About Sandra

Sandra Barrett is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She has five years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety, rebuild self-esteem, and cope with grief and loss. Sandra offers a calm, respectful presence and adapts conversations to each person's needs.

She focuses on everyday problems as well as deeper patterns. That includes relationships and intimacy concerns, addiction and eating issues, and challenges linked to trauma and abuse.

Background and approach

Sandra also supports people facing career changes, compassion fatigue, and bipolar symptoms, using an approach that fits the person rather than a single technique. Sandra draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to shape sessions. She looks at how early connections affect current relationships, and she centres the client’s experience in each meeting.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods guide goal-setting and practical steps between sessions. Sessions can address long‑standing patterns such as codependency, avoidant or dependent personality traits, and communication or control issues. Sandra also works with concerns connected to adoption and foster care, ageing, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and body image.

She aims to be straightforward and compassionate in helping people find small, achievable changes. People meet Sandra through a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that suit them. She offers a mix of formats so people can choose what fits their life and communication style.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	385875	November 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sandra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Sandra names

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How attachment and client-centred work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can explore how those patterns affect trust, closeness and communication in everyday life, which helps when addressing relationship or attachment issues. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities, with the counsellor following the client’s lead and reflecting their concerns back to them to deepen understanding.

Motivational interviewing helps people find and strengthen their own reasons to change. In online sessions this can be used to build motivation for tackling addictions, improving self-care, or making career shifts. The counsellor will usually blend these approaches to match what the person needs and prefers, and will discuss options together so the plan feels collaborative and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer conversations and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quicker check-ins, and messaging is helpful for short updates or reflective work between sessions. These options offer flexibility so people can fit therapy around work, caregiving, travel or different energy levels.

Frequently asked

What concerns can I bring to sessions?

Sessions address a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions, self-esteem, eating issues, trauma and abuse, and workplace stress.

How would you describe your therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and person-centred. Sandra uses attachment ideas, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused techniques to tailor conversations and practical steps.

What experience does the counsellor have?

She has five years of practice supporting people with emotional and relational difficulties and a range of life changes and long-term concerns.

Where is the counsellor based and what credential do they hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

Can I work with this counsellor if I live outside the UK?

Yes. Sandra accepts international clients and offers sessions for people living in other countries in English.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I do to begin working with this counsellor?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.