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01About Barbara
Dr. Barbara Brady is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of clinical experience based in West Virginia. She helps people who are struggling with relationships, grief, anxiety, addiction, parenting challenges, and career stress.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, focused on setting clear goals and taking small steps forward. She works with individuals, young adults, and couples to sort through barriers and build practical routines that support change. Sessions often focus on action steps like communication skills, coping tools for anger and anxiety, and planning for life transitions.
Background and approach
The aim is to move from problem-focused talk to solution-focused steps. Barbara blends client-centered listening with structured techniques when those tools will help. She uses recognized approaches to address patterns in relationships, emotional regulation, and unhelpful thinking.
Together with each person she decides which methods fit their goals and personality. Her background includes work on family and parenting issues, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, and LGBT matters. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, blended family problems, and fertility or custody questions.
This range reflects decades of varied practice. In sessions she emphasizes practical change, with regular check-ins and measurable steps. People who want steady feedback, clear goals, and a supportive counselor often find her approach helpful.
Dr. Brady aims to help clients build skills they can use long after therapy ends.
02Credentials
- LPC (West Virginia)
- License 319 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1528679230 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Barbara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Barbara names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Barbara names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dr. Brady uses client-centered listening and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people understand how thoughts affect feelings and behaviors. Client-centered work focuses on empathic listening and helping the person find their own answers, while CBT offers steps to change thinking patterns and daily habits that get in the way.She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. DBT skills teach practical techniques for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Each approach is presented in clear, simple terms so clients can try the tools between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the issue, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are involved in deciding which tools to keep and which to change as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video sessions are useful for in-depth work and visual cues, while phone calls can be a good alternative when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, family issues, grief, anger, career stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, eating issues, parenting, self-esteem, and depression.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is supportive and nonjudgmental, focused on goal setting and practical steps. Sessions balance listening with skills practice and behavioral changes.
What is her clinical background?
She brings 25 years of counseling experience working with adolescents, young adults, individuals, and couples on a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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