- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Barbara
Barbara Edelman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with ten years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, bipolar concerns, and anger. She also supports those dealing with parenting, intimacy issues, self-esteem problems, career stress, ADHD, and life transitions.
Her sessions focus on clear, practical conversation. She listens to what feels most urgent and then uses straightforward tools to address it. People can expect discussions about thoughts, behaviors, and simple skills to manage strong emotions and difficult moments.
Barbara uses Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the person in front of her, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for hands-on skills and behavior change, and Mindfulness Therapy to help with moment-to-moment noticing. These methods guide the work rather than labels or promises of a specific outcome.
She has experience with a broad set of concerns, including family of origin issues, blended family matters, codependency, communication problems, and aging-related questions. Her practice also addresses body image, forgiveness work, and coping with co-occurring challenges.
Conversations in sessions aim to be practical and grounded. Barbara helps people identify patterns that feed anger and frustration, then practices alternatives one step at a time. The focus is on what people can try between meetings to reduce reactivity and improve daily interactions.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says. It helps people feel understood and clarifies what matters most to them, useful when sorting through anger and relationship questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It provides clear exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can reduce reactive responses over time.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices for noticing thoughts and physical sensations in the moment. Those skills can help slow down an angry response long enough to choose a different action.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That plan can shift as needs change, and choices are made together.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. They also let people practice new skills in the settings where problems actually happen, which some clients find useful.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, bipolar concerns, anger, parenting, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-focused, combining gentle listening with actionable skills like thought work and behavioral experiments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a practicing counselor in Missouri.
What credential and location should I know?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.