Randa Barnes, BACP

Randa Barnes is a counsellor who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits to help people move through anxiety, stress, relationship strain and life changes. She brings 13 years of experience and works in a warm, person-centred way that aims to make sessions practical and down to earth. Randa speaks English and Arabic and draws on a range of approaches to meet different needs.

Randa commonly helps with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and coping with major life shifts. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, addiction concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, and challenges linked to identity, including LGBT and gender dysphoria questions. She includes work around attachment, abandonment and communication problems when these are relevant.

Her practice blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness skills. That means there is space to talk things through while also trying small, practical changes to thought patterns and daily routines. She also uses attachment-based ideas and existential questions when exploring family roots and personal meaning.

Randa describes her style as flexible and culturally aware. She aims to meet people where they are and to help build self-awareness and coping strategies that fit everyday life. Her BACP credential is shown as BACP and indicates her professional registration.

Sessions follow a matching and scheduling process through the platform. International clients are accepted, and people can expect straightforward, practical conversations tailored to their situation.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Randa uses a blend of client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches alongside attachment-based thinking. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens closely and follows the person's concerns, helping them feel heard and understood while exploring what matters most. Cognitive behavioural ideas focus on noticing unhelpful thought patterns and testing small, practical changes to everyday habits that can reduce distress. Attachment-based thinking looks at how early relationships and family dynamics influence current patterns and helps people reframe those connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to identify goals and to choose which methods to try first. That means clients can expect the plan to be reviewed and adapted as their needs and preferences become clearer.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking to confirm the formats offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote appointments help them sustain regular work on thoughts and daily habits while keeping therapy practical and accessible.