Wanda Barnes, LCPC, LMHC
Licensed in Florida · 15 years in practice
Wanda Barnes is a licensed counselor based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and trauma.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH10356 · expires March 2027
- LCPC, Maine
- CC6493 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1588843403 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Romanian
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About Wanda
Wanda Barnes is a licensed counselor based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and trauma. She uses a warm, nonjudgmental style to make it easier to talk about hard things. Wanda brings 15 years of experience to sessions and speaks English and Romanian.
She aims to make the first steps feel manageable. In early meetings she listens to what matters most and helps set clear, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical strategies people can try between appointments. Wanda encourages gradual change rather than quick fixes. Her work blends client-centered listening with structured techniques.
She often draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior. Mindfulness exercises and solution-focused planning are used to build coping skills and reduce overwhelm. Trauma-focused work is part of her practice when people are dealing with abuse or other painful past events.
She takes care to pace that work so people feel ready before addressing deeper memories. Parenting, blended family issues, and adoption or foster care concerns are also common topics in her practice. Wanda holds LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) credentials.
She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People who want to begin can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits their needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Wanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Wanda names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding where you are now. In online sessions this means the therapist prioritizes your concerns and helps you set goals that matter to you. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches simple exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness therapy introduces short, practical exercises to calm the body and increase focus, which people can practice between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan as you go. That collaborative style helps make sure methods feel useful and realistic for your day-to-day life.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you have a longer conversational session with visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well for a plain check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for shorter updates, quick coping strategies, or when typing feels easier than talking. Together these options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to try different formats as needs change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Wanda help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship strain, and related concerns such as body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental with a focus on listening first. She helps set small goals and uses practical strategies people can use between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of professional work experience across clinical settings and has supported people coping with trauma, parenting challenges, and mood and anxiety disorders.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) in Maine and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in Florida and practices from Florida.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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