Helping Restore Understanding & Trust
Client Feedback
“I was finally able to access emotions other than sadness...I could visit home”
(Client struggling with bereavement and PTSD)
Client Feedback
“Sounds silly, but it made me feel liberated... I just drew things that made me happy”
(Client struggling with multiple severe health conditions and low mood)
Client Feedback
"You...made me feel truly heard and supported, which was a significant turning point for me."
(client who struggled PTSD and low self-esteem)
Client Feedback
“Racquel is fantastic at her job. She is incredibly thoughtful and uses CBT techniques effortlessly.”
(client struggling with generalised anxiety and low self-esteem)
Client Feedback
“Racquel...offers personalised strategies that help me feel seen and heard.”
(client struggling with low self-esteem)
Client Feedback
“...I’m realising that I can manage that now, I’m counting myself back in”
(client struggling low self-esteem and generalised anxiety)
Client Feedback
“It felt calming and now I feel at peace with her passing”
(Client struggling with PTSD from miscarriage)
Client Feedback
“I feel calmer now, the intrusions have also subdued”
(Client struggling with OCD intrusions to self-harm)
Client Feedback
“I did it because it made my brain feel nice not because it had to be perfect”
(Client struggling with low self-esteem and perfectionism)
Racquel Barnes
Greetings to you! I am Racquel Barnes your psychotherapist and I would like to extend a warm and big welcome to Catching Patterns. I am glad to see that you are looking to support yourself and I know that seeking help can often be a scary step, no matter how many times we have tried therapy.
I am trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and have 11 year’s worth of experience working in mental health, primarily in the NHS. I am deeply passionate about helping people rediscover their self-worth and at the idea of being in community with you.
Qualifications
-Adapting CBT for Long Terms Health Conditions (Kings) 2025
-Postgraduate in High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Psychotherapist Training in CBT 2024 (Royal Holloway)
- IAPT Low Intensity Long Term Conditions training 2022 (UCL)
-Diploma in Black Psychology African Centred Therapies 2021 (Kawaida Therapy)
-Postgraduate in Low Level Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 2021 (UCL)
-Health Care Support Worker Level 2 2020 (Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education)
-BSc Thin Sandwich Psychology Degree 2017 (Brunel University)
How I can help you
I treat:
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Depression
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Health Anxiety
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Generalised Anxiety
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Stress (workplace, race-related and/or carer related)
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Phobias
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Panic attacks
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Social Anxiety
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Body Dysmorphia Disorder (BDD)
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Low self-esteem
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Adjusting to Long Term Health Conditions
Common Mental Health Problems Treated
Diversity characteristics prioritised
11 years experience in mental health
