Barbara Droy

Barbara Droy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 10 years of experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after change, are questioning what matters next, or feel unsure about work and life direction. Her listed concerns include stress, anxiety, grief, parenting, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family issues, mood disorders, and life purpose.

Barbara draws on a client-centered approach and combines techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness. She describes a faith-informed collaborative style and adjusts methods to match each person's needs. Early sessions focus on practical questions like how a client will notice progress and what would feel different.

Her background includes work across settings such as intensive outpatient programs, home and office visits, adoption counseling, post-abortion counseling, and school counseling. She has experience with both children and adults in treatment settings and with a range of mood and trauma-related concerns. Barbara also speaks from lived experience as a divorced parent and caregiver to family members in recovery.

Sessions emphasize clear goals, efficient use of time, and flexible scheduling. She says she usually follows the client's lead while offering gentle guidance when it may help. Practical problem solving and coping skills are common parts of her work.

Barbara offers services in English and accepts international clients. She asks prospective clients to use the platform matching steps to schedule an initial appointment and to describe what they hope will be different after counseling.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and values, then take actions that matter despite difficulty. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and questions about life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and workplace stress.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Barbara will collaborate with each person to test methods and decide what fits their goals and preferences. She typically starts by asking what would be different when counseling is helpful, then builds goals together and adjusts techniques as needed.

The biography indicates flexible scheduling and willingness to use the communication mode that suits the client, but it does not specify exact online formats. Please confirm the available session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling to appointments. Therapists and licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help people maintain consistency while working on life purpose and coping skills online.