Barbara Dunn

Barbara Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and major life changes. She works with individuals dealing with parenting struggles, relationship tensions, grief, career concerns, and issues related to ADHD and compassion fatigue. Her style is down-to-earth and direct, with a touch of humor to ease difficult conversations.

With 24 years of experience, Barbara draws on practical methods that make sense for everyday life. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking, try small changes, and build coping skills. Sessions focus on real steps people can use between meetings.

Barbara’s approach is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people notice what’s getting in the way, experiment with different strategies, and track what works. She values clear goals and short-term tools when that fits the person’s needs.

Her background includes extensive clinical work with teens and adults, and experience supporting parents through common parenting challenges. She also works with people navigating divorce, caregiver stress, forgiveness, panic episodes, seasonal mood shifts, and social anxiety.

Outside of work she enjoys time outdoors and being with family. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules based on the therapist’s availability.

How Barbara’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Barbara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments to reduce anxiety, depression, or anger. Mindfulness Therapy helps people build present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of strong feelings, which can reduce reactive responses and support stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they review what’s helping, adjust strategies, and set achievable targets for change.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, and let people check in from wherever they are. Some formats also allow for shorter, focused check-ins or sessions that don’t require video when that suits someone’s needs. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and mindfulness tools to work well in remote sessions and help people build skills they can use in daily life.