Gary Barrell, NCPS

Gary Barrell is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and hypnotherapist working in the United Kingdom. He has six years of experience and a degree in Psychology and Communications. Gary helps people who are feeling stuck, anxious, low in confidence, or struggling with grief and relationship problems.

He creates a warm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. He takes an integrative approach, drawing on several counselling styles to match what each person needs. That mix may include cognitive behavioural techniques alongside psychodynamic and existential ideas, and hypnotherapy when appropriate.

Sessions focus on clear, practical steps as well as understanding deeper patterns that get in the way. Gary aims to help people identify and remove obstacles that stop them reaching their goals. He also supports work on motivation, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.

Clients with anxiety, panic, obsessive or phobic difficulties can use cognitive strategies alongside reflective work. He also helps people dealing with trauma, abuse, guilt, shame and the fallout from separation or infidelity. Autism and Asperger Syndrome are included among areas he pays attention to when relevant.

Gary works with each person to explore realistic goals and small changes that add up. He encourages practical tools and ongoing reflection so progress can continue between sessions. To begin, readers are invited to follow the website's Start Therapy process to match and schedule sessions.

Approaches that translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says to help them feel heard and understood; it suits people who need a steady, accepting space to talk about stress, grief or low self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, panic, obsessions and phobias.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will meet clients where they are and discuss goals and preferences together. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasise talking, practical skills or techniques like hypnotherapy depending on the issue.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life by removing travel time, allowing quicker check-ins, and offering flexible scheduling that works around work or family commitments. It can also let people choose sessions that suit their energy levels, such as shorter phone or video meetings or standard-length sessions when more space is needed.