About Barry
Barry Foots is a counsellor who takes a person-centred, integrative approach to therapy. He uses a warm, non-judgemental style and treats people as the experts of their own stories. Barry holds BACP accreditation and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
He focuses on grief and loss, coping with life changes, and common concerns such as stress, anxiety and depression. Parenting is a named focus, and he also supports people dealing with relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem and career worries.
Background and approach
Barry lists work with LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, ADHD and compassion fatigue among his areas of interest. His integrative way means sessions centre on the person first, while drawing on techniques from other approaches as needed. That makes therapy practical and flexible, tailored to each person’s situation.
He has experience supporting people connected to special needs and neurodiversity. Sessions are described as empathic and calm, giving space to talk through what is worrying someone. Barry aims to help people notice their strengths and use them to make workable changes.
He emphasises gentle pacing and realistic steps rather than quick fixes. Taking the first step can feel hard, and he frames the work as a partnership. The initial conversations focus on what someone needs now and what small changes could help them feel more able to cope.
What Barry works with
Everything Barry lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Barry helps people with.
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Men's issues
- Sexuality
Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy fits
Barry practises person-centred counselling, which focuses on listening, empathy and helping someone make sense of their own feelings. That approach helps with grief, low self-worth and life transitions by giving space to talk and reflect.He works integratively as well, combining elements from different evidence-based techniques to meet practical needs. That might look like using structured strategies for managing anxiety alongside open, exploratory conversation for deeper issues such as trauma or relationship worries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens collaboratively. The therapist will discuss goals, try approaches that suit those goals, and adjust methods based on what helps most for the person’s situation and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for short check-ins, and messaging lets someone reflect in writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and to choose a format that feels most comfortable.
Questions people ask about Barry
What kinds of problems does Barry focus on?
He works with grief, life changes, stress, anxiety and depression, and he also lists parenting, relationship strain, trauma and eating concerns among his areas of focus.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Barry uses a person-centred, integrative style that places the person’s experience at the centre and borrows techniques from other approaches as needed.
What background and experience does he have?
He has three years of professional counselling experience working in the United Kingdom and experience supporting people linked to special needs and neurodiversity.
What credentials and location are listed?
Barry is listed with BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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