Having initially trained as an Integrative Counsellor in the late 1990's life, family and career took me into using the skills I was developing in the charity support sector - firstly as a support worker and for the 19 years as a manager. In 2021 I joined KCA Training and became a Trainer/Consultant delivering training in Trauma, Attachment and Resilience.
During this time I continued to develop the ways I had learned to help others and myself. Around 2008 I moved in a different direction, becoming interested in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and I qualified in this approach in 2012 leading me to to offer therapy, coaching and training in this model. I was passionately drawn to the Solution Focused assumption that it was not necessary to understand the problem in order to move on in your life.
In recent years I have become more interested in bringing all my training and experience together into a way of working which offers:
a person-centred belief in the benefit of welcoming all aspects of ourselves - even the ones we don't much like.
a psycho-dynamic understanding of the impact of past events and relationships on how we operate in the present.
a solution focused confidence that buried within us are the resources to help propel us in the directions we want to go.
These approaches are contained within a safe, secure, regular relationship of trust. I will be fully present in your sessions with you and am prepared to join you on a journey of exploration, hope and possibility
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Self-love
Clinical approaches: Internal Family Systems
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #386015
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Barry Golten. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Barry is a very good counsellor who inspires trust from the beginning. He is very professional and experienced. I highly recommend taking sessions with him.
Written on Mar 23, 2025 after therapy with Barry for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes
Extremely approachable
Written on Apr 22, 2024 after therapy with Barry for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related issues