- Licensed inMaryland
- LicenseLC7447
- NPI 1184096851
- Experience14+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Barbara
Dr. Barbara Wasowska offers calm, practical support for people facing relationship stress, trauma, anxiety, and low self-esteem. She speaks plainly and focuses on helping clients find clearer ways to cope and move forward.
She tries to make the first steps easier for someone who is unsure where to begin. Barbara is a medical doctor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - MD LCPC - with 14 years of experience. She listens for the patterns that keep people stuck and works with them to build new habits and responses.
Background and approach
Sessions are tailored to each person's situation rather than following one fixed plan. Her work covers common but painful problems like depression, panic attacks, grief, and burnout from caregiving or work. She also supports people facing life changes such as midlife transitions, immigration stresses, cancer-related concerns, and aging or geriatric issues.
Attachment issues and intimacy-related struggles are included in the focus areas. Barbara uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to explore relationship patterns and on cognitive and behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and elements of dialectical behavior therapy are used when emotion regulation or acceptance skills are the goal. Her style is respectful and straightforward. She helps people set clear, achievable goals and practices concrete skills between sessions.
For many readers, that means fewer overwhelming days and more manageable steps toward the life they want.
Credentials
- LCPC (Maryland)
- License LC7447 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1184096851 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Barbara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barbara names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these therapies translate to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and intimacy. In online sessions this means talking through how past bonds shape reactions now and practicing new, gentler ways of relating to others.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behavior. Online ACT sessions focus on value-driven goals and small actions that can be tried between meetings to test what helps in daily life.
Client-centered therapy centers the person's own experience and pacing. The therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and reflection so people feel heard and can find their own solutions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, comfort, and strengths, adjusting as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging supports brief check-ins and flexible scheduling. These options make therapy easier to fit into busy lives and allow ongoing practice between sessions.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy problems, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, and stress. Other focus areas include career shifts, midlife concerns, and caregiving burnout.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is plainspoken and collaborative. She mixes listening with clear skill-building and practical steps to address thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 14 years of experience working with emotional and relationship concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in Maryland and practices with credentials listed as MD LCPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
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?
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