Wanda Barnes, LCPC, LMHC

Wanda Barnes is a licensed clinician practicing in Florida. She is an LCPC and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and brings 15 years of experience to her work. Wanda focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, relationship issues, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, addictions, grief, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse and addresses parenting and family-related challenges.

Wanda aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about what matters most to them. She listens closely and helps clients name priorities and set small, realistic goals. Sessions are practical and aimed at making daily life feel more manageable.

Her approach draws from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, solution-focused ideas, and trauma-focused strategies. That means she blends talking, skill-building, and short tools clients can use between meetings. Wanda emphasizes collaboration - she and the client decide together what to try next.

She can also address additional concerns such as caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, body image, and codependency. Wanda works in English and Romanian and sees people in Florida. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support while people work toward clearer routines and better coping.

To begin, a brief questionnaire helps match goals and scheduling, and sessions are arranged based on availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and empathy. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what she hears, and helps people identify their own goals. It helps when someone needs understanding, clearer priorities, or support making choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress because it gives concrete tools to change reactions and routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wanda collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She will try options, check how they feel, and adjust the plan together so it fits the client's preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use written exercises, worksheets, and mindfulness practices between meetings to keep progress moving forward.