Barry Dolan, NCPS
5 years in practice
Barry Dolan helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and low mood.
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 helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and low mood. He supports those dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles, relationship strain and trauma. He also offers help for eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, career concerns and neurodiverse issues such as autism and ADHD.
Barry keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. He listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals. He uses practical tools alongside chance to talk things through, so people leave with small steps they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Barry trained in counselling and holds the NCPS credential. He has worked in independent practice and in schools, and he currently works in child and adolescent mental health services. That mix of settings has shaped a flexible, down-to-earth style.
He draws on a range of approaches to suit different needs. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps with strong feelings and relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas are used when people want values-based goals or to understand relational patterns. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online. Barry welcomes people from the United Kingdom and international clients.
He focuses on clear, practical support that fits everyday life.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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
- Systemic 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
Approaches that work well online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and change painful emotional patterns. It focuses on identifying emotions in the moment and learning new ways to respond, which can help with relationship tension and intense personal feelings.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes because it emphasises action over thought control.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. It can help people notice patterns that repeat and try different ways of connecting with others.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then adapt methods together. That collaborative choice often makes therapy feel more relevant and practical.
Online sessions offer flexibility and many ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer working in writing or who want help between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief and low self-esteem, among other issues listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. He listens first, then works collaboratively to set practical next steps.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has around five years of experience working in independent practice, schools and in child and adolescent mental health services.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the NCPS credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and client regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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