Barbara George, LCMHC

Barbara George is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with adults who want practical tools and steady support while they make changes in their lives. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at making therapy feel accessible and useful from the first sessions.

Barbara draws on 12 years of clinical experience in a range of settings, including hospital emergency rooms, medical floors, and inpatient behavioral health units. She spent a decade co-facilitating grief support groups for families after a loss, which deepened her experience with bereavement and long-term coping. Her education includes a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from University of Phoenix and an undergraduate degree in Social Work from Weber State University.

In sessions she uses Client-Centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She also uses Solution-Focused ideas to set clear, achievable goals and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness techniques are added when they fit the person’s goals and rhythm.

Barbara invites clients to name the goals they want to reach and then works together to remove obstacles. She emphasizes small, concrete steps that build confidence over time. The tone is compassionate and practical, so people can leave sessions with something they can try right away.

Her practice also pays attention to life transitions, parenting stress, adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and challenges like addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and eating or intimacy-related struggles. Sessions are conducted in English and take place with respect for each person’s pace and preferences.

How Barbara’s approaches work in online sessions

Barbara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. CBT gives clear, practical exercises people can try between sessions to build forward momentum.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT is useful for coping with ongoing stress, grief, and life transitions by shifting focus toward meaningful living rather than symptom elimination.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Barbara will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first, then adjust as needed. That collaboration helps make therapy feel relevant and doable from week to week.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for focused conversations and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and work well for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts in writing and fit sessions into busy days. These options offer scheduling flexibility and multiple ways to keep progress moving between in-person commitments.