- Warm and direct
- Goal focused
- Practical skills
About Barbara
Barbara Pettibone, LCSW, CSW, brings decades of clinical experience to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and treats each person with warmth and directness. She focuses on helping people name the problems they face and set clear, manageable goals for change.
Barbara has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals and outpatient settings across a long career that spans 46 years. She has particular experience supporting older adults through the emotional shifts that come with aging, including loss and changes in health and relationships. Her background also includes work with adults at different life stages and with varied concerns such as relationship strain, parenting stress, bipolar mood challenges, and caregiving burdens.
Her style centers on the client's priorities. She describes the person in therapy as the one in charge, and she collaborates to identify problems and goals. She is honest, forthright, warm, and caring, and she blends practical techniques with thought-oriented work.
In sessions she uses approaches drawn from attachment-based work, client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior tools, and emotionally-focused methods. She often mixes insight-oriented discussion, mindfulness practices, behavioral strategies, and grief work according to what each person needs.
People who want a straightforward, experienced clinician to help them through grief, depression, or life transitions may find her approach fits well. To begin, prospective clients can follow the directory's matching steps and schedule a first appointment.
Barbara has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals and outpatient settings across a long career that spans 46 years. She has particular experience supporting older adults through the emotional shifts that come with aging, including loss and changes in health and relationships. Her background also includes work with adults at different life stages and with varied concerns such as relationship strain, parenting stress, bipolar mood challenges, and caregiving burdens.
Her style centers on the client's priorities. She describes the person in therapy as the one in charge, and she collaborates to identify problems and goals. She is honest, forthright, warm, and caring, and she blends practical techniques with thought-oriented work.
In sessions she uses approaches drawn from attachment-based work, client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior tools, and emotionally-focused methods. She often mixes insight-oriented discussion, mindfulness practices, behavioral strategies, and grief work according to what each person needs.
People who want a straightforward, experienced clinician to help them through grief, depression, or life transitions may find her approach fits well. To begin, prospective clients can follow the directory's matching steps and schedule a first appointment.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.