- Stress and anxiety
- Mood and bipolar
- Relationship issues
About Barbie
Barbie Rice is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles, mood disorders including depression and bipolar, and related issues young adults commonly face.
She focuses on practical talk and skill-building rather than labels. Sessions look at what is happening now and what gets in the way of daily functioning. She helps people identify strengths, notice unhelpful patterns, and try different ways of responding to stress and interpersonal strain.
Barbie draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect what matters most to each person. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety or low mood. Elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy are used for emotion regulation and managing impulsivity when that is helpful.
She can work with issues such as attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, body image, guilt and shame, and challenges around life purpose. Barbie also supports people dealing with panic attacks, control issues, divorce or separation, and multicultural concerns.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She helps clients set clear, short-term goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress. The aim is to make everyday life more manageable and reduce the burden of persistent distress.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach prioritize letting the client lead conversation while the therapist offers clarifying questions and feedback to deepen understanding.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety or low mood going. Online CBT can include setting small experiments, tracking moods, and practicing new responses between meetings.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides concrete tools for emotional regulation and reducing impulsive behavior. In an online setting these tools are taught in short, practice-focused segments and reinforced with homework and real-life skills coaching.
Finding the right fit is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and recommend approaches that match your needs. That collaborative process helps decide which methods to use and how to pace sessions.
The profile does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so sessions can happen between school or work commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, depression, bipolar, and related concerns such as panic attacks and attachment issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens closely, uses client-centered methods, and introduces skills from CBT and DBT when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a range of mood and relationship concerns.
Is she a licensed clinician and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking a first appointment.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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