Casey Barber

Casey Barber is an AASW social worker with 15 years of practice in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, family and parenting strains, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, addictions and relationship worries. Casey focuses on helping clients who feel stuck after a change or who are unsure what comes next.

Casey draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and strengths-based methods. She helps people clarify what matters to them and build small, practical steps that fit everyday life. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness.

Her work often addresses attachment issues and communication problems that affect relationships. She also supports people dealing with body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and problems linked to substance use. Practical tools and reflection are used together to look at patterns and choices.

Casey frames career and life transition conversations around values and behaviour change. She uses cognitive behavioural ideas when habits and thinking styles are blocking progress, and motivational interviewing to explore ambivalence about change.

She offers direct, down-to-earth conversations rather than jargon. People who are unsure how to take a next step often start by clarifying values and setting a small experiment to test a new direction.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and practise actions that align with those values. It suits people who feel dragged between competing options or who want steadier motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and habits that block progress.

Choosing which approach to use is part of the work. Casey will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process can include trying one approach and adjusting it if needed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to meet without being on camera if that suits them. Therapists and appropriately qualified professionals commonly adapt materials and exercises so they work well in a remote setting, keeping sessions practical and focused on what the client wants to achieve.