About Barbara
Barbara George is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah. She draws on 12 years of experience in medical and behavioral health settings to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at helping people feel heard and make steady progress.
Barbara trained in mental health counseling at the University of Phoenix and completed undergraduate studies in social work at Weber State University.
Background and approach
She has worked in hospital emergency rooms, medical floors, and inpatient behavioral health units. For a decade she co-facilitated grief support groups for families who had experienced a death. In sessions she uses a client-centered approach that puts the person's priorities first.
She pairs that with solution-focused thinking to set clear, manageable goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness tools are used to change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. People often come for help with depression, addictions, relationship or family struggles, parenting challenges, or changes such as aging and adoption issues.
Barbara also supports people dealing with trauma, anger, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career stress. She encourages clients to name the goals they care about, then works alongside them to remove barriers. Sessions are practical and collaborative, with techniques adapted to each person's rhythm and needs.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Barbara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching clear skills to test thoughts and build new habits.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on identifying values and taking small, meaningful steps even when difficult thoughts show up. ACT is useful for people who want to live by their priorities while managing distressing feelings.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Barbara works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets for deeper, face-to-face conversation while phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can work well for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when fitting sessions into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing work, parenting, or other obligations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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