Barbara Mey, LMHC

Barbara Mey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of experience. She guides people toward greater self-awareness and helps them build practical coping skills. Her approach is adaptable to each person’s needs and aims to make steady progress toward life goals.

She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs in the moment. That includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness-based techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and solution-focused work. Sessions focus on concrete skills like managing worry, improving sleep, or handling relationship stress.

Barbara has worked in substance abuse clinics and community mental health settings. She has supported people with mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, substance misuse, and long-term mental health conditions. Her past roles included group and individual work and supporting family members affected by addiction.

Many people come to her for help with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, and life transitions. She also addresses issues such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.

In sessions she aims to be present, compassionate, and straightforward. The work is collaborative - she listens, offers practical tools, and adjusts strategies as needed so progress can fit everyday life.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people name their values and take small steps toward them while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes by shifting attention to meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for worry, low mood, sleep problems, and many daily challenges. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing exercises to calm the mind and reduce reactivity, which can support stress, anger, and sleep issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review goals and preferences and try approaches that fit the person. Together they will adjust techniques based on what helps most in real life rather than sticking rigidly to one method.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedule windows are tight. Some formats also let people choose whether to be on camera, which can matter for energy and bandwidth. Ask about available options when scheduling so sessions match daily routines and needs.