Barry Dolan, NCPS
5 years in practice
Barry Dolan offers help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, grief and depression.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS18-06444 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Barry
Barry Dolan offers help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, grief and depression. He also supports those facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting pressures, career worries and life changes. Barry uses a straightforward, calm approach to make conversations feel manageable and practical.
Barry trained in counselling at Writtle University College in Chelmsford, Essex and has practised since March 2020. He holds a Professional Diploma in Psychology and Counselling, level 5, recorded as NCPS.
Background and approach
Over five years he has worked in independent practice and in school settings, and he currently works in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - CAMHS. His style is integrative. He blends approaches such as Systemic therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based ideas, client-centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of him and on practical steps that can be tried between meetings. Barry pays attention to how people relate to others and to patterns that repeat across situations. He aims to help clients notice those patterns, make small changes and build more helpful coping habits.
Conversations are intended to be plain, respectful and solution-focused when that fits. People find it useful to bring specific problems or general overwhelm. Barry works with a wide range of issues including ADHD, bereavement, compassion fatigue, chronic health challenges and concerns linked to identity and intimacy.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Barry lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barry names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Systemic therapy looks at patterns between people and the wider systems they belong to. Online sessions can help spot repeating relationship patterns and try different responses, even when the people involved are in separate places.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on chosen values. Online work can include simple exercises and short practices to use between sessions to build new habits.
Attachment-based approaches pay attention to how early bonds shape current closeness and safety in relationships. Talking through these patterns online can make it easier to see and change recurring reactions that affect intimacy and trust.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to agree what fits their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative exploration can begin in a short first session and evolve as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls are useful for a full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a lunch break. Live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick coaching notes or people who prefer typing. These options make it simpler to match therapy to daily life and to try different formats as needs change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Barry help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression and low self-esteem, among other issues such as grief, trauma, intimacy and career worries.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The style is integrative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on patterns in relationships and practical steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
Barry has five years of counselling experience, working in independent practice, in schools and currently within CAMHS.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds a Professional Diploma in Psychology and Counselling, level 5, recorded as NCPS, and he works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can he work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Barry offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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