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Catherine Barbour

Catherine Barbour , LCSW

Florida

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LCSW - Anxiety and Family concerns

  • Anxiety and mood
  • Family communication
  • Trauma informed methods

About Catherine

Catherine Barbour is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida with four years of post-licensure experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, trauma, and parenting challenges. Her profile also notes work around blended family issues and caregiver stress.

She trained with a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Central Florida. Her background includes outdoor therapeutic programs for teens, in-home counseling, and medical social work in a hospital system. Those roles informed her work with grief, chronic illness, and family communication problems.

Catherine uses an eclectic, strengths-based approach. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused methods, Existential ideas, and Trauma-Focused work. In practice she aims to help people understand what they want and try small, workable changes.

Sessions tend to focus on practical skills and short-term steps. That can include coping techniques for panic or mood symptoms, clearer communication strategies, and ways to handle conflicts that arise in blended households. She also supports people dealing with caregiver burnout, guilt, or grief.

Her previous work with adolescents, parents, and older adults shaped a flexible style. Catherine frames therapy as a place to address current problems and plan next steps. Readers should confirm current session formats before booking to match their needs.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood-related concerns and gives clear exercises to try between appointments.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person and their priorities. Sessions emphasize listening, reflecting, and helping people set goals that matter to them, such as improving communication or coping with caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust strategies based on what works. This collaborative process helps choose whether more practical CBT tasks or a client-centered conversational style is best.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist about pacing, homework, and ways to make sessions practical for life in a blended household.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Covers stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting, ADHD, and related family issues including blended family concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Uses an eclectic, strengths-based approach drawing on Client-Centered, CBT, Solution-Focused, Existential, and Trauma-Focused methods to guide practical change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience as an LCSW in Florida and prior roles in outdoor therapeutic programs, in-home counseling, and hospital medical social work.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the credential shown as FL LCSW and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats here.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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