Simon Barkley, BACP
8 years in practice
Simon Barkley helps people facing anxiety, stress, addiction, low self-esteem and major life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 390197 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 8
- 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 Simon
Simon Barkley helps people facing anxiety, stress, addiction, low self-esteem and major life changes. He also supports those coping with grief, trauma, relationship strain, sleep problems and career concerns. Simon is based in the United Kingdom and works in English.
Simon draws on eight years of practice and uses a straightforward, conversational style. He treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for practical ways to ease daily pressure.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what is most important to the client right now and on small steps that can make a real difference. Simon mixes Existential therapy ideas with client-centred listening and elements of cognitive behavioural work. That means he will help people reflect on values and meaning, offer empathic listening, and suggest manageable ways to change thinking and routine.
He aims to balance reflection with action so clients can both understand and adjust patterns that cause distress. In sessions Simon pays attention to strengths and to the things that get in the way. He helps people name difficult feelings, practise new responses to stress, and plan concrete next steps.
Conversations can include discussing past hurts, exploring difficult choices, or building coping tools for cravings and anger. Simon describes his role as a companion on the journey rather than an instructor. He offers steady support, honest feedback and practical options people can try between sessions.
The goal is clearer thinking, better day-to-day coping and a stronger sense of direction.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Simon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Simon names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Simon blends Existential therapy with client-centred care and cognitive behavioural work. Existential therapy helps people look at questions of meaning, choice and responsibility and is useful when life changes or uncertainty feel overwhelming. Client-centred work focuses on empathic listening and creating space for a person to be heard and understood. Cognitive behavioural techniques target unhelpful thinking and routine patterns, offering practical exercises to reduce anxiety or manage cravings.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Simon will work collaboratively to identify which ideas and techniques suit the person's needs, goals and preferences. He often combines reflection on values with small behavioural steps so the work feels relevant and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, travel or family life while keeping continuity of care with a registered professional.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Simon help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, self-esteem issues, grief, trauma and relationship or family difficulties. He also supports people struggling with sleep, career questions and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a conversational, client-centred manner that treats the person as the expert of their life. Sessions aim to combine reflection on meaning with practical steps to reduce distress.
How much experience does he have?
Simon has eight years of professional experience supporting people with addiction, anger, bereavement, trauma and motivation or self-esteem work.
What credentials and where is he based?
He is listed with BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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