About April
April Barker-Casey is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing from Ohio with more than 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and manage anxiety. She also assists those coping with trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.
April frames the work around each person's strengths and choices and offers steady, practical support. Her approach is straightforward and warm. She listens first and helps clients name priorities.
Background and approach
Together they set small, achievable goals and track progress in everyday terms. Sessions aim to make change feel possible rather than overwhelming. April uses several methods to match what a person needs.
She draws from client-centered work to keep sessions focused on the person's own perspective. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. Solution-focused and motivational techniques are used to set realistic next steps and build momentum.
She has particular experience with issues tied to mood disorders, panic and social anxiety, and the effects of past abuse. April also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care matters, family of origin concerns, and feelings of isolation or shame. The goal is clearer coping skills and more comfortable daily routines.
April encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready. She offers a calm space to talk through questions, try new strategies, and adjust the plan as progress happens.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered work begins by following the client's lead and focusing on their experience and priorities. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches simple tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their goals and find motivation for change through short, practical conversations.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. April will listen to a person's concerns and goals, try a method, and adjust based on what helps. Together they decide whether to emphasize thought-based work, narrative reflection, or solution-focused steps depending on the issue and personal preference.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video works well when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and family obligations while maintaining consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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