About Wanda
Wanda Barnes helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She supports those coping with bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues around self-esteem. Wanda is licensed as an LCPC in Maine and an LMHC in Florida and brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work.
Her style is direct and warm. She aims to make the therapy room a place where people can talk without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings, not only on talking about problems. Wanda uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on client-centered techniques to build trust and on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking.
Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are used to develop coping skills and short-term plans. She has experience helping with parenting concerns, blended family issues, and communication problems. Wanda also addresses more specific topics like abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image concerns.
Her background includes work with trauma and domestic violence survivors. Sessions are offered in English and Romanian for people located in Florida. Wanda encourages a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed regularly.
How Wanda’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. In sessions the therapist follows the person's lead and helps them name goals and priorities. This approach is useful for people who want a steady, supportive space to make changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns. This work often includes homework between sessions to practice new skills.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. Wanda will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then tailor a plan. Clients collaborate on what feels most helpful and review progress over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls are good for a near face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in quickly, and text-based messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or caregiving routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Maine
- Languages
- English, Romanian