I am licensed in Indiana with over 15 years of professional counseling experience. I work with young adults and adults. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, bipolar disorder and personality disorders. I also specialize in survivors of childhood abuse. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Grief, Abandonment, Codependency, Control issues, Family of origin issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Mood disorders, Personality disorders, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
IN LMHC 39004293A
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Barb is compassionate, caring, and professional. She has helped me to navigate some very conflicting emotions and overcome my own anxieties.
Written on Sep 15, 2024 after therapy with Barbara for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
I feel that she can zero right in on what I need to work on.
Written on Aug 26, 2024 after therapy with Barbara for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Barbara has a great listening ear and asks good introspective questions that help me better understand what is happening and how to make my life better.
Written on Jul 07, 2024 after therapy with Barbara for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
Barbara is very easy to talk to and very personable. She prioritizes what I would like to get out of our sessions and my goals. She’s been very helpful so far and I’m thankful I was matched to her.
Written on Jun 17, 2024 after therapy with Barbara for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Listens, validates your feelings and gives practical tools to help work through the root issue.
Written on Nov 16, 2023 after therapy with Barbara for 3 months
Very caring and kind.
Written on Jun 27, 2023 after therapy with Barbara for 2 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue