Barbara "Barb" Drotos , LCSW

Barbara "Barb" Drotos is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New Hampshire. She brings 15 years of LCSW experience to her work and focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and LGBT concerns.

Barb aims to make the first steps into therapy easier. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard things. She listens for what matters most to each person and adapts the approach to their needs.

Her background includes supporting people facing developmental disability, autism, brain injury, and issues related to adoption and foster care. She also works with people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, aging concerns, and end-of-life matters.

In sessions she blends practical techniques with openness to each person’s story. That may include attention to past attachment patterns, using client-centered conversation, and teaching skills to manage thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also tools she may use when they fit the person’s goals.

People who prefer a thoughtful, steady guide tend to find her style helpful. She encourages small steps, clear goals, and realistic plans. The focus is on workable changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Online approaches that fit your life

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how past bonds influence trust, closeness, and reactions in relationships and can be useful for healing from abandonment or family of origin issues.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on what the person brings to the session. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers steady support, and helps people make their own choices about goals and next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress to reduce symptoms and build coping tools.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that match the person’s goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process aims to find what feels most useful and realistic.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls approximate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat offers real-time typed conversation, and text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options provide flexibility so people can choose what best matches their schedule and comfort.