About Barbara
Dr. Barbara Wasowska greets people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, relationship strain, or life changes. She uses a calm, direct style to help people talk through what matters most.
Dr. Wasowska’s approach aims to make therapy practical and understandable for everyday life. She brings 14 years of professional experience and holds an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential.
Her work covers anxiety, panic, depression, grief, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with trauma and post-traumatic stress in ways that focus on safety and pacing. In sessions she mixes straightforward skills with deeper conversations about values and attachment patterns. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify what really matters to a person.
Dialectical behavior strategies help when emotions feel overwhelming. Dr. Wasowska adapts the pace to each person.
Some people start with short skill-building exercises. Others spend more time on healing from past wounds and improving relationship habits. She explains options clearly so clients can choose what feels right.
She also attends to life-stage and cultural context. Areas of additional focus include aging and geriatric issues, immigration concerns, cancer-related adjustment, and women’s issues. Throughout, she aims for respectful, practical support that helps people take manageable next steps.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Wasowska often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and choose values-driven actions. ACT teaches simple exercises for staying present and committing to small, meaningful steps when anxiety feels loud.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify and change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety and panic. CBT sessions tend to include short practical exercises and homework that people can try between meetings to see real change.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try specific techniques, and adjust the plan as needed so work feels relevant and doable.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for longer conversations and skills practice, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can serve as quick check-ins or brief support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep practicing skills outside of scheduled meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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