About Barbara
Barbara Hicks is a licensed independent social worker with 10 years of practice in Ohio. She helps people who are struggling with addictions, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She aims to make taking the first step feel manageable and compassionate.
Barbara focuses on building an open space where clients can speak honestly about thoughts and feelings. She works to reduce shame and to strengthen motivation. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
How Barbara works
Her experience includes helping people manage mood concerns, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, issues around abandonment, and difficulties in communication. She attends to life transitions such as pregnancy and childbirth and concerns common to young adults and women.
Barbara addresses questions about life purpose, forgiveness, and growing self-love alongside more acute problems. She uses practical conversation and goal-focused steps to help people notice change. Progress is tracked through small, achievable actions between sessions.
People describe the work as straightforward and steady, with attention to multicultural concerns and individual values. Her approach balances short-term relief and longer-term growth. The aim is clearer thinking, stronger coping, and greater confidence.
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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care
Barbara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on real-life change. One approach emphasizes skills for managing mood and anxiety, helping people recognize unhelpful patterns and practice different responses. This can be useful for depression, social anxiety, and mood disorders. Another approach targets trauma recovery with structured methods to help process distressing memories and reduce their daily impact. That work often helps people feel safer in their everyday routines and more able to cope with triggers.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what seems to help. Then methods are adjusted as needed in a collaborative way so the plan fits each person's situation.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be good for shorter check-ins or maintaining steady support between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, caregiving, or busy days.
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