Simon Barkley , BACP

Simon Barkley is a licensed therapist based in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Counselling and a Master of Science in Psychology. He also holds BACP, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a commitment to recognised professional standards. With eight years of clinical experience, Simon blends practical techniques with a human-centred outlook to support people through change and recovery.

Working in a pluralistic way, Simon draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside humanistic and evidence-informed methods to tailor each plan to a person’s needs. He specialises in areas such as stress and anxiety, addiction and substance issues, anger, trauma and abuse, bereavement, low self-esteem and motivation, relationship and family difficulties, sleep problems, career concerns and depression. He also offers support for complex presentations including attachment and personality-related difficulties, codependency, dissociation, and co-occurring conditions.

Simon approaches therapy from the position that the individual is the expert on their own life. His role is to identify existing strengths, highlight unhelpful patterns, and offer steady empathetic support while working collaboratively toward clearer goals. He focuses on practical strategies for immediate coping as well as longer-term psychological growth, helping people improve their relationship with themselves and others. Simon welcomes new clients and aims to create a constructive, hopeful space for change.