Barbara Droy, LPC

Barbara Droy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 10 years of experience. She understands the strain that caregiving and parenting can bring and helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, mood concerns, and parenting challenges. Her background as a divorced mother of five and grandmother gives her lived insight into family stress and caregiving pressures.

Barbara has worked in many settings over her career. She has provided counseling in intensive outpatient programs, in homes, and in offices. Her work has included adoption counseling, post-abortion support, school counseling, and care for people affected by abuse and mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder.

Her style blends a client-centered stance with faith-informed collaboration. She focuses on what each person wants to change and asks practical questions in early sessions, such as how clients will know counseling is helping. From those answers she helps set clear, achievable goals.

Sessions are guided by the person's needs. She uses a mix of approaches - for example cognitive methods to shift unhelpful thinking, mindfulness to calm the body, and motivational skills when change feels hard. She says she will follow the client's lead and offer gentle nudges when useful.

Barbara aims to use time efficiently and respect each person's commitments. She reports offering flexible scheduling and will consider alternative times when possible. People interested in working together are encouraged to complete the service's matching steps and then schedule based on availability.

How her approaches fit with online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on chosen values and small actions. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, panic, and mood concerns. Mindfulness Therapy uses attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can support emotion regulation and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit the situation. Adjustments are made as needed, so the plan evolves based on what helps.

Because the biography indicates flexible scheduling and communication that suits the client, prospective clients should confirm the exact online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. It can also let a person choose sessions at times that match caregiving or work demands. Ask about specific scheduling options when arranging the first appointment.