About Randa
Randa Barnes uses a person-centred approach to help people make sense of painful feelings and stressful situations. She draws on compassionate listening and practical strategies so conversations feel grounded and useful from the start. Randa speaks English and Arabic and works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally.
She has 13 years of experience supporting concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction and grief. Randa also helps with parenting stress, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and the challenges that come with major life changes.
How Randa works
She pays attention to how past events and family ties affect present feelings and choices. Sessions focus on what matters to each person. Randa combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practices to build coping tools and change unhelpful patterns.
She also uses attachment-based thinking to look at how relationships shape thinking and behaviour. People can expect straightforward conversations that explore patterns, develop awareness and try new ways of responding. Randa aims to make goals clear and to practice small, manageable steps between sessions.
She adapts pace and focus to suit individual needs and cultural backgrounds. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, control issues, body image and gender dysphoria. Randa is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, which is listed among her credentials.
Randa lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Randa works with
The areas below are the ones Randa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English, Arabic |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life
Randa blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based ideas. Client-centred therapy means the counsellor listens deeply and helps people find their own direction, which suits those who want a respectful, steady space to talk. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, lift mood and change unhelpful habits. Attachment-based therapy examines how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and can help when relationship issues, abandonment or trust problems are part of the concern.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Randa will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit each person’s needs, making adjustments as work progresses. She aims to build skills and insight together, not to impose a single way of working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people read facial cues and keep the face-to-face feel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow for shorter, more frequent exchanges and can fit into busy days or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options give flexibility so therapy can continue around work, family and travel commitments.
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