About Earl
Earl Barrios uses practical, experience-based approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and mood concerns. He is an LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) practicing in California and brings decades of clinical work to each session. Earl speaks English and is available to work with clients in California and internationally through online formats.
He focuses on clear, actionable steps that people can try between sessions. Conversations center on what feels most pressing, and Earl helps people map small changes that build over time.
Background and approach
He draws on therapies like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to address symptoms and daily habits. When trauma or painful memories are part of the story, he uses approaches that help people process and reduce distress. He also draws on relationship-focused methods to improve communication and repair patterns that cause conflict.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs. Earl has wide experience across mood disorders, attachment concerns, parenting stress, and issues that intersect with identity such as gender dysphoria and LGBT-related matters. He also supports people working through life transitions, divorce, or midlife questions and those managing impulsivity or obsessive patterns.
His style blends practical skill-building with reflective work about meaning and purpose. People who want straightforward feedback, tools to manage symptoms, and time to reflect on long-term goals may find this approach helpful.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many stress-related issues because it teaches concrete skills people can practice between sessions.EMDR is an approach used when trauma or distressing memories are central. It involves guided processing of painful memories to reduce their intensity and the emotional reactions tied to them, helping people move forward with less distress.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide whether CBT, EMDR, or another method best matches a person’s goals, history, and comfort. That choice can change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people work face-to-face from wherever they are; phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, coaching-style feedback, and ongoing reflections between appointments. These options allow flexibility while using the chosen therapeutic methods.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 38 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English