Philicia Barbieri, LMHC, LPC

Philicia Barbieri uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a central way to help people make practical changes in their thoughts and actions. She combines that with mindfulness and trauma-informed practices to address anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. Philicia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of experience. She works with adults and couples, helping them find clearer paths through life's hard moments.

Philicia draws on a mix of approaches to meet each person's needs. She uses CBT to identify patterns that keep problems going and to build new, manageable habits. Mindfulness and breathing tools are often added to help with stress and grounding. For people dealing with past trauma, she uses EMDR-informed methods to work through memories that feel stuck.

Her background includes crisis counseling, community-based programs, and group therapy work. Those settings shaped a practical, down-to-earth style that focuses on what helps now. Motivational Interviewing is used when making changes feels overwhelming or when substance use is part of the concern.

Sessions are focused on clear goals, small steps, and skills that fit into daily life. Philicia helps clients address things like relationships, grief, self-esteem, anger, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, fertility challenges, and issues tied to addiction and recovery.

Philicia earned a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Carlow University in 2015. She practices in Pennsylvania and offers work with people across different locations. Her approach aims to be practical, compassionate, and tailored to each person's values and goals.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Philicia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and problems that feel stuck because of repetitive thinking. She also brings trauma-informed EMDR-informed work into online sessions to help process painful memories that keep coming up, using guided techniques to reduce the intensity of those memories.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative step. Philicia will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together the client and therapist decide whether CBT, EMDR-informed work, mindfulness practices, or a combination makes the most sense for the moment and the longer term.

Online sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows for face-to-face conversation and skills coaching, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options give flexibility for people managing busy schedules, caregiving, work breaks, or limited travel time while still keeping therapy focused and goal oriented.