About Gary
Gary Barrell is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and hypnotherapist working in the United Kingdom. He holds NCPS and has six years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and other everyday challenges. He aims to make the first step feel more manageable and less daunting.
He prefers a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. Gary listens first, then suggests approaches that fit each person's needs.
Background and approach
His practice draws on a mix of methods including client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, existential questions and psychodynamic thinking, alongside hypnotherapy when appropriate. This mix lets him work on symptoms such as panic, compulsions or sleeplessness while also looking at the life patterns behind them. Typical concerns he sees include relationship strain, grief and loss, low self-esteem, life transitions and career doubts.
He also offers support around eating and sleeping issues, anger, parenting stress and problems linked to trauma and abuse. Gary welcomes people from different places and offers sessions in English. He works online using video, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what fits their routine.
The subscription-based session model can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. Gary aims to partner with clients to find practical ways forward and build on their own strengths.
Approaches for online support and practical change
Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and building understanding. The counsellor encourages people to speak freely and reflects back what matters, helping them notice their own strengths and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and routines and offers practical steps to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, panic and sleeping problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Gary will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide whether to focus on thinking patterns, personal meaning, early life themes, or a mix of methods including hypnotherapy when helpful.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual connection for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, ongoing coaching or when typing helps someone organise thoughts. Registered or accredited professionals offer these options so sessions can fit around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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