Wanda Barnes, LCPC, LMHC

Wanda Barnes is a licensed clinician who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction concerns, and relationship struggles. She uses straightforward talk and practical strategies to help people cope with grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and trauma. Wanda holds LCPC and LMHC credentials and has worked in the field for 15 years.

Her approach is warm and direct. She creates space for clients to talk through difficult feelings without judgment. Sessions focus on real-life tools people can use between appointments. Wanda uses a mix of methods to match what each person needs.

Many clients work on reducing anxiety and improving mood using structured exercises and short-term goals. She also helps people address addiction patterns and process past trauma in a steady, paced way. For parents and caregivers she offers concrete communication and coping strategies.

Wanda draws from client-centered work to keep the conversation focused on the person’s experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.

She has experience across medical and community settings and brings 15 years of practice to each case. Sessions are available in English and Romanian. Wanda is licensed in Florida and Maine as LCPC and LMHC and works with people navigating life changes, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and complex grief.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room and on listening first. It helps people feel heard and guides conversations toward their priorities and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses simple exercises to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood swings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches basic attention and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and improve daily coping.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Wanda will work with each client to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences. That conversation happens over the first few sessions and can be adjusted as work progresses so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel time, offering shorter check-ins when needed, or making it simpler to schedule around caregiving duties. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT worksheets, mindfulness practices, and client-centered conversation to remote visits so progress continues even when appointments happen at a distance.