- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction support
- Compassion fatigue
About Barbora
Barbora Bruff is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety and depression, and those coping with addiction, trauma and abuse. She also has experience supporting people facing compassion fatigue after working in critical care settings.
Barbora uses straightforward conversation to help people think through what they are carrying. She adapts sessions to the person's needs and focuses on practical steps as well as understanding feelings. People often come with problems that mix mental, physical and practical pressures, and she recognises those links.
Her background in critical care means she is familiar with long hours, high stress and repeated exposure to difficult events. That experience shapes how she supports people with burnout and compassion fatigue. She also works with concerns around body image, attachment, and issues that follow childbirth, fertility or serious illness.
Barbora speaks English and Slovak. She offers work for people in the UK and accepts international clients, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
Her approach balances listening and practical planning. Sessions look at what keeps problems going and at small changes people can try between meetings. The aim is to help clients carry less guilt and shame around past or present events and to find clearer ways to cope with daily stresses.
Evidence-informed approaches and how they work online
Barbora describes her practice as rooted in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on both thinking patterns and practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and belief patterns that keep anxiety, depression or shame active, then tries alternative ways of responding in daily life. This is useful when someone wants to change anxious thinking or self-critical habits.Another approach she uses emphasises understanding how past experiences shape current attachments and reactions. That work helps when guilt or shame links back to relationships or childhood. It involves talking through those patterns and testing new ways of being with oneself and others.
Deciding which approach fits is a collaborative process. Barbora will work with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts the plan over time based on how the person responds and what proves most helpful.
Confirm session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow more consistent check-ins. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings, shorter check-ins or not using video when that helps them engage.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Slovak
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression, and supports people coping with addictions, trauma and abuse. Additional focuses include compassion fatigue, body image, fertility and end-of-life concerns.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She helps clients talk through the sources of guilt and shame and looks for practical steps to reduce their impact. The work balances understanding feelings with testing small changes between sessions.
What is her clinical experience?
She has three years of professional experience and several years working in critical care settings, which informs her work with burnout and compassion fatigue.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Slovak.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any regional details when you arrange your first session.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.