Barbara Stanley , LPC

Barbara Stanley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with four years of counseling experience. She meets people where they are and listens to learn what is happening and what hurts. She encourages clients to speak as the expert of their own story and offers a steady, respectful presence during hard times.

Barbara helps people facing stress, anxiety, career challenges, and depression. She also supports those coping with life changes, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Her approach includes practical tools to notice strengths and try new ways of thinking and acting.

Sessions are conversational and direct. Barbara will ask questions, reflect what she hears, and suggest simple strategies to try between meetings. She is open to including faith or spiritual beliefs when clients want that included, and always follows each person’s preferences.

People often come with relationship strain, trouble with communication, codependency, or feelings of isolation. Barbara also supports concerns like caregiver stress, end-of-life and hospice matters, aging issues, and financial or career stress. She works with single adults seeking clearer direction and better coping skills.

Her tools draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and solution-focused ideas. The focus is on practical steps that can reduce distress and help someone move toward a life they want. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to be an ally during that process.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Barbara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on practical changes that can ease daily life. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to help people work through traumatic memories so those memories feel less overwhelming. EMDR is often chosen when past events keep causing strong reactions in the present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Barbara will talk with the client about goals and preferences, and will recommend options based on those conversations. The plan can shift over time as needs and progress become clearer, and decisions are made collaboratively.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a full session when face-to-face interaction matters. Phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share brief updates or work through ideas between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to stay connected as progress continues.