Kaye Barney

Kaye Barney works with people facing everyday problems and conflicts, specialising in relationship difficulties and issues with confidence and self-esteem, alongside grief, loss, bereavement, anxiety and depression. She draws on eight years of clinical experience to support clients through these concerns.

She describes relationships as the glue that holds life together - not only connections with partners, parents, family, friends and colleagues, but also the relationship a person has with themself. When relationships feel strained, it can affect confidence, self-worth, motivation and performance at work, mood, sense of identity, emotional balance, libido and even a person’s view of the world.

People seek her support for a wide range of situations. Some struggle with a negative self-image or anxiety and panic that limit what they want to do. Others want to communicate better with a partner or improve lifestyle or career choices but feel afraid of change or unsure where to start. Many come because they feel stressed, unloved, lonely or unsupported, or because they find themselves preoccupied with improving a relationship. Others present with sadness, low energy, lack of motivation or a general disinterest in life, or they may be using alcohol, gambling or excessive exercise to cope, hiding an eating problem or self-harm, or worrying they are on a path of self-destruction.

She also works with people who find themselves suppressing anger to avoid conflict and accumulating resentment, seeking reassurance or attention from a partner and feeling rejected, feeling overwhelmed by others’ demands and neglecting their own needs, or coping with the aftermath of an affair, betrayal, separation, divorce, bereavement, ongoing misunderstandings, criticism or feelings of abandonment. Some clients arrive frightened about the future after a loved one has urged them to “sort yourself out” and are unsure how to move forward.

Kaye uses a variety of counselling approaches tailored to each person’s needs, providing a safe place to talk about feelings, self-perceptions and hopes for the future. Her aim is to help people understand their emotions, explore practical solutions and work towards greater stability and inner calm. She holds a degree in Psychology, a degree in Counselling, a diploma in Relationship Counselling and a Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis. She is an accredited Mother/Daughter relationship coach and a Therapy for Depression practitioner, and she teaches counselling qualifications to trainees while also working as a clinical supervisor for other counsellors. Kaye is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

Based in the United Kingdom, she welcomes enquiries and invites anyone interested to book an appointment to discuss their situation and how she may be able to help.