Barbara Mey , LMHC

Barbara Mey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 20 years of experience helping people navigate life’s hard moments. She practices in Rhode Island and focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and self-esteem. Her style is calm and direct, and she aims to create a welcoming space where people can begin to make small, practical changes.

Barbara adapts her approach to fit each person’s needs. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and develop better coping strategies. She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts and feelings without being overwhelmed by them.

Her background includes work in substance abuse treatment and community mental health. That experience involved individual and group care for people facing mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, and addiction concerns. She has helped people dealing with relationship and family problems, codependency, and major life transitions.

Sessions with Barbara often focus on clear, achievable goals. She helps people practice new skills between sessions and checks in on what’s changing. Over time the aim is to reduce distress and increase day-to-day functioning through steady, practical steps.

People who connect well with Barbara tend to want a compassionate guide who will listen and offer concrete tools. She works collaboratively, adjusting methods based on how someone responds. Her approach is straightforward and focused on helping people move forward.

How therapy methods translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while managing difficult thoughts. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. It typically involves clear exercises and between-session practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each client to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. If one way of working doesn’t fit, adjustments are made so sessions stay useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and work through exercises together, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is desired. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue steady work on goals even when schedules change.