LPC
Barbara Droy, LPC
- Experience10 years
- LocationLouisiana
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Grief, and Parenting
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Barbara
Barbara Droy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with a decade of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship and family conflicts, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Barbara emphasizes a client-centered process that begins by asking what change would look like for each person and shaping goals from those answers. Her style blends practical interventions with empathy and flexibility.
She has worked across settings including intensive outpatient programs, schools, home and office visits, and adoption counseling. Barbara draws on a range of methods such as Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, and mindfulness-based tools to match techniques to client needs.
She also notes lived experience as a parent and caregiver that informs her perspective. Sessions are scheduled around client availability and offered through multiple communication formats to fit different lifestyles.
Barbara values a collaborative relationship where the client leads and the therapist offers gentle guidance when helpful, aiming for efficient use of session time and clear, achievable goals.
Integrating therapeutic approaches with online care
Barbara uses Internal Family Systems to help people notice and relate differently to the parts of themselves that carry emotions, beliefs, or protective patterns; this approach can be useful for addressing trauma responses, inner conflict, and patterns that interfere with daily life. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which teaches skills for accepting difficult feelings while taking values-guided action, a good fit for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool she uses to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, often applied for mood disorders, anxiety, and coping skills.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Barbara emphasizes collaboration in choosing methods. She listens to each person’s goals and preferences and adjusts interventions accordingly, combining techniques when that best serves the client. The first sessions focus on defining what meaningful change will look like and shaping a plan from there.
Online therapy with Barbara is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, support continuity of care when travel or location change is a factor, and allow clients to choose the communication mode that feels most comfortable for them.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English