Eleanor Barreau

As you consider finding a therapist online, it's important to find someone who understands your unique circumstances and helps you feel comfortable. I create a warm, non-judgmental space where individuals and couples can openly explore their concerns and difficult experiences. Whether you're facing personal challenges, relationship difficulties, or a significant life transition, these experiences can often feel overwhelming, isolating, or difficult to make sense of on your own. Therapy can provide a space to better understand these experiences and begin moving towards meaningful change.

As an integrative psychotherapist, I draw on CBT to help identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, alongside psychodynamic approaches that explore how earlier experiences continue to shape your emotions, relationships and sense of self. Which approach we lean on depends on what's most useful to you and your goals.

Working with individuals

You might come to therapy at a point of personal difficulty, anxiety, low mood, grief, a major life transition, or a sense of feeling stuck in patterns you can't quite name. We'll work to understand where these patterns come from and what keeps them in place, so you can start relating to yourself and others with greater clarity and choice.

Working with couples

Couples often come to therapy during significant transitions, marriage, becoming parents, moving in together, or when they find themselves caught in recurring cycles that leave them feeling disconnected. We'll explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion, creating space for each partner to feel heard, understand themselves and each other more fully, and build new ways of relating.

I see therapy as a collaborative process; you are an active participant in your own growth. We'll work at a pace that feels right for you, so you can be open and honest. My aim is to help you feel more at ease with yourself and be more at peace with both your past and present.

My practice is trauma-informed and relational, which means we pay attention to how your experiences and relationships influence the way you feel, including within therapy itself. I have extensive experience working with people with ADHD, autism, OCD and eating disorders, and with members of the LGBTQ+ community.

I am a registered member of the BACP and hold a Master's degree with Distinction in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of East London.

My Master's research explored therapeutic processes that support recovery following narcissistic abuse, deepening my understanding of trauma, attachment, boundaries and relational dynamics.

I have experience working both privately and within the NHS. I work with anxiety (including panic attacks, health anxiety and generalised anxiety), OCD, depression, chronic illness, grief, childhood trauma, domestic abuse, relationship difficulties, eating disorders, work-related issues, life transitions and trauma.

If you're interested in working with me, I offer a free 10-15 minute phone consultation to discuss your goals and expectations for therapy. If you feel that I may be the right fit for you, we can explore your experiences further in our initial session and begin building the foundation for your therapeutic aims.

As you consider finding a therapist online, it's crucial to find someone who understands your unique story and makes you feel comfortable. I create a warm, non-judgmental space where you can explore your concerns and difficult experiences with ease.

Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, loneliness, or anger, tackling these issues alone can be overwhelming and even frightening. With therapy, you can start to rebuild that sense of connection with yourself.

I practice an integrative approach, which means I tailor my therapeutic style to fit your needs and presenting issues. I may use CBT to help you identify patterns in your thoughts and behaviours, or draw from a psychodynamic approach and facilitate exploration into how past experiences affect your present relationships and attachments. We'll work together to ensure you get the most out of your sessions.

I view therapy as a collaborative process in which you are an active participant in your own healing and growth. I believe that creating a safe space where you can be open and honest helps you explore and conquer the issues that you feel are holding you back.

My ultimate goal is to help you feel more at ease with yourself, gain autonomy, and find greater peace with your past and present experiences.

I have experience working both privately and within the NHS. I work with anxiety (panic attacks, health, generalised), OCD, narcissistic abuse, depression, chronic fatigue, bereavement, childhood trauma, domestic violence, relationship issues, eating disorders, work issues, life goals, and trauma.

I have a background working within the creative industries and with young people.

If you would like to explore working together, I offer a 10-15 minute phone consultation so you can get a sense of how I work and you can ask me any questions you may have. We will assess your goals, expectations and aspirations for therapy. If you feel I am the right fit, in our initial session, we will explore your goals and experiences further; we will build the foundations for your therapeutic aims. 

Finding a therapist online can be an overwhelming and daunting prospect; it is important you find the right fit for you.

I offer a warm and welcoming space to explore your concerns, difficult or painful thoughts and experiences, which may be hard to process on your own. I believe each individual has a unique story; with empathy, non-judgement and openness, we can investigate the issues you feel are holding you back from reaching your full potential.

I practice an integrative approach, which means I adapt my therapeutic style to suit your needs and presenting issues. For example, it may be valuable to use CBT to identify patterns in thoughts and behaviour and explore the meaning attached to certain situations. Or it may be helpful to work in a psychodynamic approach, freely exploring how past relationships, experiences, and trauma may impact your present relationships and attachments. We will work collaboratively, having regular reviews of what you are finding useful or not, to ensure you get the most out of your sessions. I work at a pace you feel comfortable with; this is your time.

My main aim is that you feel more at ease with yourself, gain autonomy and are more at peace with your past and present experiences.  

I have experience working with anxiety (panic attacks, health, generalised), OCD, depression, chronic fatigue, bereavement, childhood trauma, domestic violence, relationships issues, eating disorders, work issues, life goals, trauma. 

If you would like to explore working together, I offer a 10-15 minute phone consultation so you can get a sense of how I work and you can ask me any questions you may have. We will assess your goals, expectations and aspirations for therapy. If you feel I am the right fit, in our initial session, we will explore your goals and experiences further; we will build the foundations for your therapeutic aims.