- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Barbara
Barbara Droy is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of counseling experience in Louisiana. She writes plainly and listens closely to parents who feel overwhelmed or unsure. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, mood shifts, and addiction-related family stress.
She draws on a client-centered style that keeps the conversation focused on what matters to each person. Sessions begin with simple goals: how will you know counseling helped, and what will look different?
Background and approach
From there she and the client build practical steps to reach those outcomes. Barbara has worked in a range of settings, including intensive outpatient programs, schools, and home visits. That background means she is comfortable supporting people through mood disorders, trauma and abuse, and the practical strains of caregiving and adoption or foster care situations.
Her approach blends several techniques such as cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness practices to teach coping skills. She says she follows the client's lead and offers gentle guidance when it could help. Scheduling is flexible and she uses a mix of communication styles to fit different needs.
Parents who want focused, down-to-earth support around family stress or parenting choices may find her style approachable. She encourages people to name small, measurable changes early on so progress is clear and actionable.
What Barbara works with
Everything Barbara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Barbara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barbara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions where someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides concrete exercises to reduce worry or depressive patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will ask about goals, current challenges, and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. People often combine methods such as ACT and CBT or add mindfulness exercises so the plan matches both the problem and the person's daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling easier to fit into busy family routines. Video lets you see facial cues for richer conversation, phone calls are an option when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make therapy flexible and practical for different schedules and needs.
Questions people ask about Barbara
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, addictions, relationship and family issues, and related life changes.
What is her overall therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She asks clients what success looks like and uses hands-on strategies to reach those goals.
How much experience does she bring?
Barbara has ten years of experience working across settings such as intensive outpatient programs and schools, and with issues ranging from trauma to adoption-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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