- Relationship issues
- Parenting support
- Blended family focus
About LaDonna
LaDonna Barner is an MS LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Mississippi with six years of professional experience. She sees adults who are struggling with relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, self-esteem, motivation, and life transitions.
LaDonna listens in a straightforward, nonjudgmental way. She helps people name what is happening and find concrete next steps. Sessions focus on improving communication, managing stress and anxiety, and addressing grief, trauma, or mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms.
Her approach draws from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas. That means clients' goals guide the conversation, and practical skills are offered to shift thinking and behavior when those patterns cause trouble. She also uses emotionally focused techniques to look at how patterns of connection affect closeness and conflict.
LaDonna pays attention to blended family issues and the specific strains that come with merging households. She supports people dealing with co-parenting tensions, loyalty conflicts, and the day-to-day logistics that can feel overwhelming when roles change.
Appointments emphasize clear, usable tools rather than long theory talks. People leave with steps they can try at home and ways to check whether those steps are helping. To begin, clients use the online matching process and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what matters to the client and follows their goals. In online sessions this looks like the therapist asking about priorities and adjusting sessions to focus on those concerns, whether that means communication skills or emotional check-ins.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Practically, clients can work on thought records, behavior experiments, and short homework tasks between sessions to see what changes in daily life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand how patterns of connection shape conflict and closeness. Online meetings can be used to map those patterns and practice new ways of responding in relationship situations.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That means the first few sessions often focus on figuring out which techniques feel most useful.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking so you know how meetings are held. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. These practical benefits can help people keep therapy part of everyday life while testing new skills between meetings.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, mood disorders, and related issues listed in her profile.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered stance combined with practical techniques from CBT and emotionally focused work to improve communication and coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience as a practicing clinician in Mississippi.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MS and is an LMFT licensed in Mississippi.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for your appointments.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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.