About Barry
Barry Foots is a counsellor who uses a person-centred, integrative approach. He works from the view that each person knows their story best and brings strengths that can help them move forward. Barry holds BACP credentialing and practises in the United Kingdom.
He focuses on grief, coping with life changes, stress and anxiety. He also supports people with depression, low self-worth and thoughts of suicide. Additional areas include ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, and issues related to sexuality and LGBT matters.
Background and approach
Barry adapts his way of working to suit each person. He listens, reflects, and builds on what the client brings to sessions. He also draws on other therapeutic ideas as they fit the person’s needs, rather than adhering to a single method.
His background includes three years of professional experience working with people facing major life challenges and special needs or neurodiversity. He aims to create an empathic space where difficult topics can be talked through without judgement. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client.
Barry encourages small, practical steps alongside deeper personal work. He invites people to take the first step and offers steady support as they make changes.
What Barry works with
Everything Barry lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Barry is listed here; the rest shows what else Barry works with.
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Men's issues
- Sexuality
How person-centred and integrative work translates online
Barry describes his core approach as person-centred, which means sessions centre on the client’s experience and strengths. In practice this looks like listening, reflecting, and helping the client name their priorities and next steps. Integrative work means he may bring in techniques from other evidence-based methods where they match the client’s needs.Two approaches that fit well with his style are person-centred counselling and integrative technique blending. Person-centred counselling focuses on empathy, acceptance and helping people access their own resources; it helps with grief, low self-worth and life changes. Integrative technique blending means selecting useful tools from different therapies to address stress, anxiety or trauma in practical ways.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods feel most helpful. Goals, personal preferences and the problem being addressed shape that choice, and adjustments can be made as work continues.
The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so please confirm session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose quieter times or sessions that suit their energy and focus without committing to a specific in-person arrangement.
Questions people ask about Barry
What concerns does Barry commonly help with?
He works with grief, life changes, stress, anxiety and depression. He also supports people with ADHD, autism and issues around sexuality and LGBT matters.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Barry uses a person-centred, integrative counselling style. He listens closely, reflects what comes up, and uses other approaches when they fit a person’s needs.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has three years of professional experience working with people facing major life challenges and with neurodiversity needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds BACP credentialing and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the booking process before scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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