- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Barbara
Barbara Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, grief and anger. She works with adults and teens who are trying to cope with life changes or reduce the tension that builds up at home and work. Her style is direct and practical, and she often uses short-term approaches to get clear results.
She favors Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help clients notice patterns, test new responses, and build steady habits. Sessions are straightforward. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small steps someone can try between meetings.
Barbara draws on long experience with parenting concerns and with LGBT issues, as well as caregiver stress and relationship strain. She uses a light touch when appropriate and is willing to bring some humor into the work to ease tension and reset perspective. Her background includes extensive clinical practice across common mood and anxiety concerns.
Clients can expect practical skill-building for panic, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and anger that flares in relationships. She also addresses self-esteem, forgiveness, and career-related stress with concrete tools and short-term problem solving.
Outside of work she spends time outdoors with family. That keeps her grounded and informs a realistic approach to everyday pressures and parenting struggles.
How her approaches work for online counseling
Barbara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments that reduce anxiety and anger over time. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that lower reactivity and increase awareness of emotional triggers. Those practices can help with panic, stress, and recurring irritability.Solution-Focused Therapy is brief and goal oriented. It emphasizes what is already working and builds on small, achievable changes. Barbara combines these approaches to match a person's goals and preferences, and she works collaboratively to decide what to focus on first.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions work around work or family commitments. The therapist will help pick an approach and a session pattern that fits daily life rather than promising a particular format.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She lists anger among her specialties and helps people manage temper, resentment, and conflict that shows up at home or work.
What kind of approach does she use in sessions?
Her style is straightforward and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to build skills and test new responses.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 24 years of experience as a counselor working with anxiety, depression, parenting, and related concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Michigan and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with the credential shown as MI LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.