Dale Barrett, LPC, LCPC

Dale Barrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor with three decades of clinical experience. She practices from a practical, problem-solving stance and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a foundation to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She meets clients with patience and straightforward guidance.

Dale works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She also helps those facing addictions, mood and personality concerns, obsessive-compulsive problems, and the challenges of major life transitions. She offers support for relationship strain, anger, career concerns, and coping with loss or separation.

Her approach mixes CBT with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and skills that can be used between meetings. She uses client-centered listening so people feel heard while learning new ways to respond.

Dale holds LPC and LCPC credentials and is licensed in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Texas. She draws on long experience to tailor plans for each person rather than using one fixed method. The work tends to be collaborative and paced to what the person can manage.

Therapy can address aging and geriatric issues, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress, self-harm concerns, and struggles with control, emptiness, or forgiveness. Sessions aim to identify what feels out of balance, clarify goals, and take steps toward a steadier life.

How CBT, ACT, and Attachment Work Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change the behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT often uses short exercises, tracking between sessions, and clear homework to build new habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and taking meaningful steps even when feelings are difficult, using exercises that teach noticing and letting go of unhelpful reactions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experience shapes current connections. It can help with trust, boundaries, and repairing relationship patterns through conversations that highlight connection and expectation. Dale will work collaboratively to decide which approach fits best based on a person’s goals, strengths, and daily life. Together they will try methods, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skills practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for a focused check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief, ongoing contact for reminders, coping ideas, or quick problem-solving between appointments. These options give flexibility while keeping the work focused on practical change.