About Barbara
Barbara Droy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or facing big life changes. Barbara listens and works at the pace each person prefers while keeping sessions practical and goal-focused.
She uses a client-centered style, meaning the person sets the direction and Barbara follows their lead. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How Barbara works
Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are also used to build present-moment skills and manage strong emotions. Barbara’s background includes work across mental health settings and school counseling. Her experience spans mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges.
She has also supported people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, and workplace problems. In early sessions Barbara asks clear, practical questions to shape goals, such as how a person will know therapy is helping. From there she and the client set measurable steps to track progress.
Sessions are focused and respectful of time, with flexible scheduling to fit different needs. Barbara emphasizes collaboration and real-world tools. She will suggest small nudges when helpful and prioritize approaches that fit daily life.
People who want straightforward, down-to-earth support for anxiety, grief, relationship or mood concerns may find her approach useful.
Barbara lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Barbara works with
The areas below are the ones Barbara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward that life, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, panic, or low self-esteem. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness skills to notice thoughts and emotions without getting overwhelmed, which can be useful for stress, trauma reactions, and mood regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Barbara will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals and daily life. She often combines techniques so sessions stay practical and fit what the person needs most in the moment.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different situations. Video is helpful for deeper, face-to-face conversation while phone calls can suit shorter check-ins or low bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coping strategies between sessions, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around school, work, or caregiving responsibilities and to keep momentum between meetings.
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