About Carri
Carri Barish uses a collaborative, client-centered approach to help people through life changes and daily pressures. She focuses on practical steps that build self-compassion and stronger ways of expressing needs. Carri draws on techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work to help people act differently in stressful situations.
She brings seven years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed professional counselor. Carri works with common concerns like stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and relationship issues.
How Carri works
She also addresses parenting strain, addictions, anger, and career-related concerns. Her practice pays attention to family of origin patterns, attachment issues, and caregiver stress. Carri helps people understand how past dynamics shape present choices and interactions.
She guides clients toward clearer communication and healthier boundaries. Carri often uses small behavior changes and skill-building to reduce overwhelm. Sessions can include practical problem solving, emotion regulation tools, and steps to challenge unhelpful thinking.
Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people face ambivalence about change. Her work also covers aging and geriatric concerns, codependency, impulsivity, midlife transitions, and questions about life purpose. Carri aims to make therapy a down-to-earth process where progress is measured in everyday actions.
She keeps the pace collaborative and grounded in what each person needs.
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What Carri works with
The areas below are the ones Carri selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMFT, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
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Client-Centered Therapy centers the person and their goals, giving space for people to describe what matters most and guide the work. It helps with building self-compassion, improving communication, and deciding next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches tools to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to identify goals, try methods that fit, and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps match techniques to real-life challenges and personal preferences.
Online therapy offers multiple ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and ongoing text-based messaging for notes and support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules and let clients pick what works best for each moment.
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