About Barbara
Barbara Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who focuses on helping people cope with anxiety and stress. She brings 29 years of experience to sessions and aims to help clients find strength and practical ways to move forward. Her approach is down-to-earth and geared toward everyday challenges.
She works with people facing grief, loss, depression, mood disorders and major life changes. She also helps with compassion fatigue, self-esteem concerns, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and challenges related to bipolar disorder.
Background and approach
Additional areas include aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and midlife transitions. Barbara uses therapies that center the person and their story. She draws on client-centered techniques to listen and respond to each person’s needs.
Emotionally-focused ideas are used when feelings and bonds need attention. Mindfulness practices are offered to help slow racing thoughts and reduce reactivity. Narrative work helps people reframe their experiences and find new meaning in difficult events.
Sessions aim to combine these approaches in practical ways that fit the individual's pace. Clients can expect a therapist who encourages small, manageable steps and who challenges unhelpful routines. The focus is on concrete tools to cope day-to-day and on rebuilding confidence.
Barbara frames therapy as a collaborative effort toward clearer choices and more life-affirming habits.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. It helps when someone wants a gentle, respectful space to talk through worries and clarify what matters most. Emotionally-focused therapy looks at emotions and attachment patterns to help people understand strong feelings and improve how they connect with others. Mindfulness therapy teaches skills for staying present and calming racing thoughts, which can ease anxiety and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods that fit the client's pace and adjust as progress is made so the plan reflects real needs and outcomes.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a quicker option for check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let someone check in between meetings and keep momentum when schedules are tight. These options offer flexibility and easier access to ongoing support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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