Barry Foots

Barry Foots is a counsellor who works from a person-centred, integrative approach. He sees each person as the expert on their own life and focuses on building on existing strengths. Barry holds BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) accreditation and has three years of professional experience in the UK.

He offers practical, down-to-earth support for grief and loss. He also helps with anxiety, depression and coping with big life changes. Anger, low self-worth and thoughts of suicide are also among the issues he addresses in sessions.

Barry has worked with people who have special needs and with neurodiverse clients, and he brings that experience into how he plans sessions. He aims to adapt his approach so conversations make sense and feel useful for each person.

In the counselling room he listens without judgement and asks questions that help people see options. He may use ideas from different therapeutic models where they fit the person’s needs, alongside a person-centred stance that keeps the person’s goals central.

Taking that first step can feel hard. Barry offers steady support while people explore what they want to change, what keeps them stuck, and practical ways to move forward. Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness.

How evidence-led approaches translate to online counselling

Barry describes his work as person-centred and integrative, which means the focus is on the person’s own goals while drawing on evidence-based techniques that fit. Person-centred counselling concentrates on careful listening, reflection and creating a non-judgemental space to talk about what matters. Integrative work means bringing in practical strategies from other approaches where they will help, for example using structured exercises to manage stress or build coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and a collaborative decision. The therapist will check what a person needs, what has helped before, and how they prefer to work. Sessions are shaped together so the methods used match the person’s goals and pace.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow follow-ups from different locations. It can also make some shorter check-ins simpler and offer choices about whether to use video or another agreed method depending on what suits the individual.