About Barry
Barry Wasser is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and related concerns. He works with adults across a range of life stages and brings a practical, direct approach to sessions. Clients can expect a calm, steady presence and a focus on real goals.
Barry earned a Master of Social Work from Touro College's Graduate School of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Yeshiva University.
Background and approach
He has eight years of experience working in settings such as a mental health homeless shelter and a transitional residence for adults with mental illness. That background informs his understanding of how life circumstances affect mental health. In sessions he uses a mix of methods to match what each person needs.
He emphasizes building trust and a comfortable space so people can talk openly. Therapy often focuses on identifying obstacles, learning coping tools, and working toward short- and long-term goals. Barry has experience running group therapy and providing mental health case management.
Those roles shaped his ability to coordinate care and consider social and practical factors that affect wellbeing. He pays attention to communication patterns, boundaries, and problem-solving skills. People who choose Barry can expect a supportive, straightforward partnership.
He values assertiveness and open-mindedness and treats each session as an opportunity to try new ways of finding lasting progress. Sessions are aimed at helping people manage symptoms and build skills that fit their daily lives.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take action based on their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and trying small changes that lead to better mood and functioning. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people form healthier ways of relating and communicating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Barry will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit day-to-day life. Video works well for a full session where visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick coaching, reminders, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options aim to make consistent work on anxiety, stress, and related issues more accessible and flexible.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English
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