- 20 years experience
- CBT and mindfulness
- Focus on codependency
About Barbara
Barbara Mey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who brings 20 years of experience to her practice. She offers a calm, steady presence and focuses on helping people build awareness and practical coping skills. Her work aims to help clients move toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.
Barbara adapts her style to each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness-based approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person needs.
Her background includes a master’s degree from Providence College and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from Salve Regina University. She has worked in substance use settings and community mental health programs, running groups and individual sessions and supporting people with mood and anxiety concerns.
Over two decades she has supported people managing trauma, low self-esteem, relationship and family difficulties, grief, and life transitions. She also has experience helping those affected by codependency and by living with or caring for someone with addiction.
In sessions Barbara aims to be present, compassionate, and straightforward. She focuses on small, workable changes clients can try between meetings. The approach is goal-oriented but flexible, tuned to the practical needs people bring each week.
How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness Work Online
Barbara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors in everyday life. CBT focuses on small experiments and skills that can change how a person responds to stress and mood shifts.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. Mindfulness Therapy is used to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can help with anxiety, stress, and impulse control.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust things as needed. This is a collaborative process focused on practical changes and manageable steps.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during workday breaks or between errands. They can also offer alternatives when a quieter space or less screen time is preferred.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Barbara address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, codependency, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, mixing cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas to help people try new ways of coping.
What experience does she bring?
Barbara has 20 years of clinical experience, including work in substance use clinics and community mental health settings with a broad range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Rhode Island and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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