Barbara Engels, BACP

Barbara Engels is a BACP-registered therapist based in the United Kingdom with 18 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples and parents. She draws on long experience working with relationship and family difficulties, stress and anxiety at work, intimacy concerns, bereavement, self-esteem and motivation challenges, and the complex dynamics that can arise in family conflicts.

Barbara has particular expertise in autism-specialist counselling for couples and parents, offering tailored support that recognises neurodiverse needs alongside relationship and parenting issues. She approaches each client with sensitivity and respect, adapting conversations and treatment plans to the unique circumstances and goals of the person or family she is working with. Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and career concerns, and difficulties such as isolation, guilt and shame.

Fluent in English and German, Barbara can conduct sessions in the preferred language, making therapy accessible to a broader range of clients. As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - she follows recognised professional standards. She aims to empower clients to take courageous steps toward a more fulfilling and resilient life, offering practical and compassionate guidance throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. In practice this approach helps clients explore attachment needs, improve emotional connection with partners or family members, and address issues such as intimacy, separation and parenting challenges. Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence present behaviour and relationships. It supports people who want to understand recurring emotional difficulties, unresolved grief, or family dynamics that affect daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is worked out collaboratively. Barbara will discuss different methods with each client and together they will choose what best fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Barbara is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments. Working remotely can make it easier to access consistent support from registered professionals whether a client is local or international, and it allows sessions to continue even when in-person meetings are difficult.