Barry Dolan, NCPS
5 years in practice
Barry Dolan offers help for stress, anxiety, addiction, grief and low self-esteem.
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 offers help for stress, anxiety, addiction, grief and low self-esteem. He supports people dealing with depression, relationship strain, trauma and intimacy-related worries. He also works with concerns around eating, sleeping, parenting, anger and career choices.
Barry has practised as a counsellor since March 2020 and has five years of experience. He holds a Professional Diploma in Psychological Counselling, which is a level 5 counselling qualification. He has worked in independent practice and in schools, and currently works in CAMHS settings.
Background and approach
His style is integrative and practical. Barry adapts his approach to what each person needs. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings, and on helping people feel more able to manage day-to-day challenges.
He draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Attachment-based and client-centred ideas also shape how he listens and responds. Barry aims to make sessions straightforward and down to earth.
He helps people with specific goals such as improving sleep, reducing worry, handling addictive urges or rebuilding confidence. He also supports those facing complex, overlapping problems such as chronic illness, caregiving stress or co-morbid difficulties. People can work with him online in different formats.
His practice welcomes international clients and sessions are delivered in English.
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
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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 translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to someone and taking small actions towards those values. It helps with anxiety, low mood and life changes by teaching ways to accept difficult feelings and still move forward.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and many everyday concerns.
Barry will collaborate with each person to find the best approach. He discusses goals and preferences and adapts methods as therapy progresses, so the plan can change if something is not helping.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when that matters, phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping a steady course of support.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Barry support?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem and many related issues such as sleep problems, parenting strain and relationship difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Barry uses an integrative, down-to-earth style that focuses on practical steps and clear goals tailored to each person.
How much experience does he have?
He has been a practising counsellor since March 2020 and has five years of experience in independent practice, schools and CAMHS work.
What credentials and where is he based?
He holds a Professional Diploma in Psychological Counselling (level 5) and works 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 available?
Barry offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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