- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Barbara
Barbara Haslip is a Licensed Master Social Worker who focuses on helping parents and individuals manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She writes treatment goals that are specific and achievable. Her approach is warm and direct when needed, so clients know what to expect in sessions.
She uses practical talk and simple tools to reduce overwhelm. Sessions often break problems into small steps and focus on what can change now.
Background and approach
She helps people facing depression, bipolar mood swings, grief, addiction concerns, and low self-esteem. Barbara brings 22 years of experience from clinical and medical social work in Michigan. That work included supporting adults, seniors, and teens in different settings.
She draws on real-world experience with family conflict, domestic violence, adoption and foster care issues, and workplace stress. Her style blends listening with gentle challenge. She leans on Client-Centered methods to understand each person, and uses Cognitive Behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used for emotion regulation and coping when feelings run high. In sessions she also uses Motivational Interviewing to support change and Solution-Focused ideas to build on strengths. Conversations aim to be practical and goal-oriented.
Parents can expect concrete strategies they can try between sessions. Barbara offers sessions in English and works with people across many life stages. She makes room for hard topics like attachment wounds, codependency, forgiveness, and grief while keeping goals realistic and manageable.
What Barbara works with
Everything Barbara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Barbara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Barbara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Barbara’s approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s perspective and building a trusting relationship. Online sessions let the therapist listen closely and follow each parent’s priorities while offering validation and practical feedback.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. In virtual work CBT often uses worksheets, short exercises, and behavioral experiments that clients can try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. Online sessions can introduce breathing and grounding exercises, role-play conversations, and tracking tools to practice emotion regulation in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying one idea for a few sessions and adjusting the plan based on what’s helpful.
Online therapy provides flexibility in how people connect. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let clients send updates, ask quick questions, or work through moments between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to practice skills in real time.
Questions people ask about Barbara
What concerns does she help with?
Barbara helps with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, addictions, grief, relationship problems, family conflict, parenting challenges, and related concerns like low self-esteem and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is open and empathetic while also being straightforward when needed. Sessions mix listening with practical steps and skill-building.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working as a therapist and medical social worker in clinical settings.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Michigan and holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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