- Direct and collaborative
- Trauma-informed care
- Focus on self-worth
About Barbara
Barbara Chopyk is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She focuses on practical steps to improve self-esteem, motivation, and career-related concerns. Her approach is straightforward and caring, aimed at making the first steps into therapy feel manageable.
Barbara creates an open space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment. She prioritizes clear communication and works with each person to set realistic goals. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what a client can handle.
Her background includes addressing trauma and abuse with approaches that help process difficult memories and reduce their impact on daily life. She also supports people dealing with complex relationship patterns such as attachment issues, codependency, and commitment concerns. Barbara draws on a mix of therapies to tailor work to each person's needs.
In addition to emotional and mood concerns, she has experience with chronic illness, aging and geriatric issues, and challenges related to adoption and foster care. Barbara also assists people facing communication problems and stress from major life events or disasters.
She is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability.
Therapeutic approaches used in online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take steps toward values-driven actions. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making changes when stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns related to mood and confidence. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is an approach that helps process traumatic memories so they have less emotional intensity and interfere less with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and preferences to decide which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which remote formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins on a break. It also lets people work from a quieter spot at home or another place with fewer distractions. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR techniques for remote sessions so the work stays focused on practical change and healing.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of problems does Barbara help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and self-esteem or career struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Barbara works collaboratively and plainly, helping clients set clear goals and talk through feelings without judgment.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with a range of mood and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
Barbara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and is based in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Barbara?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.