- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Barnetta
Barnetta Young is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, and trauma. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at immediate relief and steady progress.
She uses a client-centered stance that puts the person's goals first. Sessions focus on what matters most to each client and move at a comfortable pace.
Background and approach
Barnetta also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior patterns that drain energy. Solution-focused work is part of her toolkit when clients want clear, short-term goals. That work helps people build small, realistic steps toward better days.
Across approaches she emphasizes skills people can use between sessions to handle stress, sleep problems, or cravings. Her background includes extensive experience helping people manage workplace pressures, social isolation, and multicultural concerns. She also supports those coping with family problems, communication breakdowns, and caregiver stress.
Barnetta aims to create an affirming space that respects identity and cultural context. Therapy with her mixes conversation, practical exercises, and goal-setting. Parents can expect help with parenting stress and balancing caregiving demands without judgment.
New clients are guided through simple next steps to begin scheduling and meeting with her.
What Barnetta works with
Everything Barnetta lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Barnetta helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Barnetta lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Client-centered therapy places the person's goals and values at the center of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects concerns, and helps shape the work around what the client wants to change. This approach is useful for people who need a steady, respectful space to sort priorities.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves small experiments and practical exercises that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change patterns that contribute to low mood or addictive behavior.
Solution-focused therapy narrows attention to concrete short-term goals and next steps. It is helpful when someone wants quick, actionable strategies to manage parenting stress, relationship problems, or coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for deeper conversations where seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for shorter updates, skills practice, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Barnetta
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She centers clients' goals and combines conversation with hands-on skills people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of experience working in mental health, including work with people facing workplace pressures, social isolation, and multicultural challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as an LPC, a licensed professional counselor in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with the client’s 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 the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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