Barbara Kass

Barbara Kass is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maryland who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those wrestling with self-esteem, career questions, codependency, dependent personality features, life purpose, and women's issues. Her tone is calm and practical, and she aims to make therapy straightforward and useful.

She frames counseling as a collaborative process. Sessions move at each person's pace and focus on the problems that matter most right now. She draws on client-centered work and cognitive approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding.

Over eleven years of work in hospitals, clinics, county services, and private practice have shaped her approach. That experience informs how she supports people after loss, during major life changes, and through trauma recovery. She also brings pastoral counseling training into conversations about spiritual or religious concerns when clients want that included.

Practical tools in sessions can include mindfulness, breathing exercises, guided writing, and body awareness to help reduce distress and improve day-to-day coping. She pairs those tools with talking, problem solving, and reviewing patterns that keep problems going.

People who come to her for help will find a therapist who listens, is goal-oriented, and works together with them to make steady progress. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and responding to each person's concerns. It helps people feel heard and build self-direction by following their pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors shape feelings, and it teaches practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy uses breath, body awareness, and present-moment attention to reduce reactivity and manage stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques and adapt the plan as you go. This is a collaborative process where methods are chosen to fit your needs rather than imposed from the start.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises, guided writing prompts, and CBT worksheets between meetings to keep progress moving forward. Talk with the therapist when you match to learn which formats she offers and how they can work for your day-to-day life.