Barry Dolan, NCPS
5 years in practice
Barry Dolan is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and low mood.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS18-06444 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Barry
Barry Dolan is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and low mood. He also works with concerns such as grief, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, trauma and intimacy issues. He speaks English and accepts international clients.
He brings five years of practice experience gained in personal work and in school and youth settings. His background includes work within CAMHS where he supported young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Background and approach
His main clinical interests are anxiety, depression, addiction and confidence building, and he also supports people facing life changes and caregiving strain. Barry uses an integrative style that draws on several approaches. He commonly uses Jungian ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools.
This means sessions may include exploring personal meaning and imagery as well as practical strategies for thoughts and behaviours. In sessions he aims to be warm and client-centred, prioritising what each person brings to the room. He works with people to set achievable goals and to try techniques between meetings.
Sessions can feel conversational while still focusing on useful steps forward. Barry holds NCPS as a credential and studied counselling at Writtle University College in Chelmsford, Essex. He offers video, phone, live chat and text-based sessions to fit different schedules and preferences.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Barry lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barry names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Jungian Therapy looks at personal meaning and inner imagery to help people understand patterns that repeat in their life. It can be useful when someone wants to explore deeper themes, dreams or a sense of purpose.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It often helps with anxiety, depression and coping through life changes.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape present-day connections and emotional responses. This approach can help with relationship struggles, attachment issues and rebuilding trust in oneself and others.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time. Many people find a mix of approaches works best and the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical ways to fit care into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can suit brief check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to have sessions around work, study or caregiving commitments and to try different formats until the best fit is found.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Barry help with?
Barry supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and related difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He practises an integrative, client-centred style that mixes conversational work with practical tasks. Sessions aim to be warm and focused on small, achievable steps.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of experience working in personal settings and in schools, and has also worked within CAMHS supporting young people.
What credentials and location information are available?
Barry lists NCPS as his credential and studied counselling at Writtle University College in Chelmsford, Essex. He is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from other countries.
Which session formats does he use?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; exact cost varies with location and therapist availability.
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