Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Barbara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Barbara
Barbara Barr is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She brings three years of documented experience to her work and focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, anger, relationship problems, grief, and other life changes. Barbara uses straightforward, person-centered listening to help clients feel heard.
She encourages people to talk through feelings and to notice what matters most in their life.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at clear goals that match each person's needs and pace. In session she draws on several practical approaches such as acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavior strategies, and emotionally focused ideas to improve communication and self-understanding. These methods are used to manage intense emotions, reduce unhelpful thinking patterns, and repair important relationships.
She also works with issues like body image, eating-related concerns, substance use, parenting stress, attachment and abandonment worries, and compassion fatigue. Barbara helps people break problems into manageable steps so change feels possible and measurable. Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits with the therapist's availability.
What Barbara works with
Everything Barbara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Barbara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barbara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Barbara often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice values and take small action steps toward them. ACT focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to meaningful behavior changes, which can help with anger, anxiety, and life transitions.She also incorporates Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and building trust so people feel understood. This approach supports people working through grief, relationship problems, and self-esteem concerns by putting their experience at the center of care.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. Clients and the therapist collaborate to adjust techniques over time until a good fit is found.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow longer, face-to-face conversations; phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work without major travel, and they let the therapist and client focus on practical steps and skill practice in ways that match the person's life.
Questions people ask about Barbara
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, addiction issues, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy struggles, grief, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She listens, helps set clear goals, and uses hands-on strategies to manage emotions and improve relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of documented experience in the role described in her profile.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds LCPC and LMHC credentials and is located in Florida with the licence details noted as ME LCPC and FL LMHC.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.