Barbara Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, parenting challenges, and life transitions.
01About Barbara
Barbara Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and uses a straightforward style so people know what to expect in a first session. Barbara aims to help clients feel steadier and more in charge of daily problems.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused techniques to tackle specific concerns. Sessions look at patterns of thinking, build small practical skills, and set short-term goals that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Barbara brings a calm, down-to-earth approach and a gentle sense of humor to sessions. Her background includes long-term work with teens and adults, and she has experience addressing parenting strain, caregiver stress, and relationship issues. She also supports people facing grief, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Regional practice is in Michigan and sessions are offered in English. Barbara prefers simple, practical steps over long, abstract explanations. She helps people practice new ways of coping, try them out between sessions, and adjust plans as needed.
Many clients use a mix of short-term focused work and ongoing check-ins. Outside of clinical work she enjoys being outdoors and time with family. To begin a match, clients answer a short questionnaire and then schedule a session that fits their needs.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401008567 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1235365917 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Barbara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Barbara names
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04Online support
How her approaches work in online therapy
Barbara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical changes in behavior to reduce anxiety and depression. Sessions focus on concrete skills and homework that can be practiced between meetings.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and improve focus. These techniques can help with panic symptoms, social anxiety, and daily overwhelm by teaching ways to steady attention and calm the body.
Solution-Focused Therapy is used to create short-term, goal-oriented plans. This approach identifies small, achievable steps toward a preferred outcome and checks progress regularly to make adjustments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and working through exercises, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text can fit quick check-ins or shorter sessions between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep regular contact as skills are practiced.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Barbara helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, self esteem, grief, anger, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, and related issues such as compassion fatigue and seasonal affective disorder.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a straightforward, practical style that mixes cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and solution-focused work to set short-term goals and build everyday coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
Barbara has 24 years of clinical experience working with teens and adults on a range of concerns including parenting and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as an MI LPC, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Barbara offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility in how people connect.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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