About Barbara
Barbara Popa is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on helping clients cope with life changes and regain a sense of control. Her approach aims to be respectful, practical, and positive.
Barbara centers sessions on each person's strengths and goals. She sees clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them build steps they can use between meetings.
Background and approach
She makes room for humor and positivity while staying focused on what will actually move someone forward. Sessions are shaped to fit individual needs. That can mean short-term work on a specific problem or ongoing support for mood and motivation.
She also offers Christian-based services when a client prefers faith-informed care. Her background includes eight years working in mental health and addictions in Indiana. That experience includes supporting people with panic attacks, social anxiety, substance use concerns, and relationship stress.
She brings practical tools alongside empathetic listening. Clients can expect clear, goal-focused conversations that mix problem-solving with emotional awareness. Barbara uses evidence-based strategies to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build better coping skills.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, with plans tailored to each person's life and priorities.
Approach-driven online care for anxiety and change
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience, then shaping sessions around their values and goals. It helps when someone wants a supportive space to talk through stress, life changes, or decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build coping skills for anxiety, panic, and mood problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and impulsivity. It can help people who struggle with mood swings, strong reactions, or difficulty tolerating stress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust as progress is made. That means together they can decide whether short-term problem solving or a skills-based plan is the best path.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video and phone sessions allow deeper conversation. Live chat and messaging can work for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers typing. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care, manage scheduling around work or family, and access consistent support regardless of travel or local constraints.
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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