- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Barbara
Barbara Parker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with nine years of clinical experience. She served in the United States Air Force and has spent recent years supporting people in an inpatient program as they transitioned out of prison and into community supervision. That work shaped her belief that people can change when given steady support and practical tools.
Her style is person-centered. She treats each client as the expert on their own life and follows their priorities in sessions.
Background and approach
She asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people break concerns into small, manageable steps they can try between visits. Barbara uses practical skill-building to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to reduce anxiety, manage cravings, and improve sleep.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone needs to strengthen their own reasons for change. Parents who are worried about stress, parenting strain, relationship tension, or changes at work will find direct, steady guidance. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma, addictions, ADHD, and career transitions.
Sessions focus on clear goals and doable strategies rather than long explanations. In sessions, she avoids giving direct advice. Instead she helps clients explore options and make a plan that fits their life.
People leave with steps to practice between meetings and a sense of how to move forward.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Barbara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches that fit online care and everyday life
Barbara uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in ways that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. ACT is practical for handling anxiety, parenting stress, and life changes where someone wants clearer priorities.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thinking patterns that keep problems going and to teach concrete tools for changing behavior. CBT is useful for mood concerns, insomnia, anxiety, and managing addictive urges.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to the client’s goals and try methods that match those needs. If one strategy doesn’t fit, she will adjust the plan together with the client until they find helpful techniques.
Online therapy can make consistent work easier. Video calls let the conversation feel similar to in-person sessions while allowing fuller visual cues. Phone sessions work well when someone has limited bandwidth or prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging help with quick check-ins, brief coaching, or continuing practice between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Barbara
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, ADHD and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is person-centered and collaborative. She asks about priorities, helps challenge unhelpful thoughts, and focuses on small, practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She is a veteran of the United States Air Force and has nine years of clinical experience, including several years in an inpatient program supporting people transitioning from prison into community corrections.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs and communication preferences.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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