- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Barbara
Barbara Mey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of experience. She helps people build coping skills and move toward clearer goals. Her work emphasizes steady support and practical steps parents can use at home.
She adapts her style to each person's needs and prefers simple, direct conversations. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small changes that make life easier. Parents often come for help with stress, sleep, anxiety, or parenting strains and leave with clearer routines and tools to manage emotions.
Background and approach
Barbara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside motivational methods. She blends these approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns, try different behaviors, and take actions that match their values. This mix is aimed at improving mood, managing worry, and restoring daily functioning.
Her background includes work in substance abuse treatment, community mental health, and varied clinical settings. That experience means she is used to helping people facing addiction, trauma, grief, and major life changes. She also has experience supporting those coping with caregiver stress, chronic illness, and blended family challenges.
Barbara works with adults in Rhode Island and conducts sessions in English. She creates a calm, direct space where parents can talk through practical problems, set realistic goals, and develop strategies that fit their family life.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barbara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take small steps that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and parenting challenges when changing behavior matters more than suppressing feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It is practical for treating anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and reactions to grief or life changes.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. It supports better sleep, reduced worry, and calmer responses during parenting stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize as work progresses.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in several formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow deeper face-to-face conversation, phone calls can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports shorter updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into family life and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Barbara
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, addictions, trauma, grief, self-esteem, parenting challenges, anger, career issues, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and supportive with a focus on practical skills. Sessions aim to build small, manageable changes and clearer routines.
How long has she practiced and what is her background?
She has 20 years of experience, including work in substance abuse clinics and community mental health settings supporting people with mood, anxiety, trauma, and addiction issues.
What credentials and location does she have?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, credentialed as RI LMHC, and practices in Rhode Island.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and payment 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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