Barbara Stanley, LPC

Barbara Stanley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) working in Texas. She brings four years of counseling experience and a long history of listening to people from many backgrounds. She meets clients where they are and focuses on clear, practical steps to address stress, anxiety, depression, and career concerns.

Barbara uses straightforward talk and active listening to learn what hurts and what someone wants to change. She helps people name strengths they already have and try new ways of seeing problems. If faith or spiritual beliefs matter to a person, she is open to including those elements when the client wishes.

Her practice often addresses life transitions, grief, relationship and communication problems, caregiving strain, and feelings of isolation or low self-esteem. She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, seasonal mood shifts, and end-of-life concerns in hospice or caregiver roles.

Barbara draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness-based work, adapting strategies to each person's needs. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused, with concrete tools to try between meetings.

She frames counseling as a partnership where the client is the expert on their life. Her goal is to remind people of their existing resources and offer new ways to move forward. Taking the first step is framed as an act of courage, and she positions herself as an ally along that path.

Approaches that translate well to online care

CBT helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practice small changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, relationship stress, and coping with life changes.

EMDR is a trauma-informed method that uses structured processing to reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories. When used carefully it can help people who continue to feel stuck after stressful events.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences and may combine tools from different approaches over time. This means clients and the therapist check in and adjust the plan as progress and challenges become clearer.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give options that fit different schedules and situations. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and guided exercises, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, quick live chat or text works for brief check-ins or interim support. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between in-person commitments.