About Barbara
Dr. Barbara Howard-Hunt uses a blend of practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and trauma. She introduces clear techniques and listens to what matters most to each person.
Her style is calm and direct, aimed at helping clients feel more confident and purposeful over time. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral work to help clients spot unhelpful thinking and take meaningful action. Attachment-informed ideas guide how she talks about relationships and patterns that repeat across life.
How Barbara works
She also offers hypnotherapy for people curious about guided relaxation and focused change. Barbara brings six years of professional experience in mental health. During that time she has supported people dealing with low self-esteem, depression, anger and workplace pressures.
She also works with concerns such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress and seasonal mood shifts. Sessions cover practical goals like improving confidence, managing overwhelm, or finding direction in work and life. She uses straightforward exercises, short term strategies and reflective conversation to help people build new habits and perspectives.
Barbara holds NCPS as a professional credential and practices from the United Kingdom. She conducts work in English and uses a mix of phone, video and messaging formats to match different needs. Beginning therapy with her involves a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions that suit each person.
Barbara lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then choose values-led actions that improve day-to-day life. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thinking that keep problems going and practising new ways of responding, which can help with panic, social anxiety and workplace stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people recognise and change repeating dynamics that affect mood and relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you will adapt techniques over time, combining tools from different approaches when that makes sense for your progress.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping the focus on steady, collaborative progress.
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