About Barbara
Barbara Anzalone is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Barbara speaks English and Italian and accepts international clients, offering a warm and respectful approach to people who reach out.
She helps people manage stress and anxiety with straightforward conversations and practical ideas. She also supports those dealing with depression and relationship concerns, and she offers help after experiences of trauma or abuse.
How Barbara works
Sessions are shaped around each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Barbara pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, and to how guilt, shame or low self-esteem can affect day-to-day life. She also works with body image, communication difficulties, control issues, and the emotional impact of separation and divorce.
These themes often appear alongside mood disorders, panic, or post-traumatic stress, and she tailors work accordingly. People who are pregnant or going through childbirth-related distress can find focused emotional support. Barbara also helps those exploring life purpose, isolation, or the process of learning more self-love and forgiveness.
Conversations aim to be simple, honest and rooted in each person's situation. Therapy sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. Barbara follows a collaborative style and will adapt the pace and techniques to what feels most useful for the person in front of her.
What Barbara works with
The areas below are the ones Barbara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Italian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Barbara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One approach centres on building coping skills and simple strategies to reduce anxiety and manage panic attacks; this helps people notice triggers and practise short exercises to calm their responses. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and distress step by step, allowing people to make sense of painful memories and gradually reduce their hold on daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels most relevant and try different ways of working until a good fit is found. Goals and preferences guide the plan, and adjustments are made as progress is tracked together.
Online sessions give flexibility and accessibility. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when deeper interaction is wanted. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera helps with concentration. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, reflective notes between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and different time zones while keeping consistent contact with a registered professional.
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