Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
How Barbara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Barbara
Barbara Carroll is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 10 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative.
She treats each person as the expert on their own life. Barbara listens for what matters most and helps clients find practical ways forward. She draws on evidence-based methods to handle distressing memories, intense emotions, and day-to-day stress.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, not just talking about problems. Her approach blends skills training with mindful awareness and trauma-focused work. That mix lets people manage strong feelings while also processing difficult events at a pace that fits them.
She pays attention to safety and emotional regulation during this work. People who have struggled with abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, or family of origin issues often look for this kind of balance between skill-building and deeper processing. Barbara also supports people dealing with complicated grief, dissociation, and the effects of domestic violence.
She uses plain language in sessions and helps set clear goals together. If someone wants to try different tools, she introduces them and checks in about what helps. The focus stays on small, manageable steps toward feeling more in control.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barbara lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic 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.
How evidence-based methods translate to online work
Barbara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing during online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. EMDR supports processing traumatic memories with focused attention and structured steps to lessen their emotional impact.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness techniques to help with intense emotions and anger. DBT-style skills teach ways to tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and improve interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness work helps people notice their reactions and choose responses more intentionally.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will review a person's goals, history, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Progress is checked regularly and methods are adjusted based on what is most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let the therapist and client connect visually for skills practice and EMDR-style work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between synchronous sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using structured, evidence-based techniques.
Questions people ask about Barbara
What kinds of problems does she address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. She also works with related concerns like attachment issues, body image, and family of origin problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens closely, teaches coping skills, and helps people set clear, manageable goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. She has worked with people coping with trauma, PTSD, and intense emotions.
Where is she licensed and based?
Barbara is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas and practices under the title LCSW. Sessions are offered to people in that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people pick what fits their schedule and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up and matching steps.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.