LMFT
LaDonna Barner, LMFT
- Experience6 years
- LocationMississippi
- Focus areasRelationship, Family, and Parenting
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About LaDonna
LaDonna Barner is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Mississippi who focuses on helping people navigate relationship strains, family conflicts, parenting challenges, and shifts in motivation and self-esteem.
Background and approach
She centers care on building a nonjudgmental environment where clients can name difficult feelings and explore patterns that get in the way of connection and wellbeing. Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, intimacy concerns, and a range of behavioral and mood issues.
With six years of clinical experience, she uses an integrative style drawing on Internal Family Systems alongside client-centered and evidence-informed therapies to support practical change and deeper self-understanding. Sessions aim to help clients strengthen communication, manage stress and anger, and develop coping strategies for life transitions.
Prospective clients can expect a collaborative approach that respects their pace and personal goals while working toward clearer choices and healthier relationships.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
LaDonna often integrates Internal Family Systems and client-centered techniques together with cognitive behavioral strategies to support online clients. Internal Family Systems frames difficult emotions and behaviors as parts with their own perspectives, helping clients explore internal conflicts and build self-leadership; it can be helpful for trauma, anxiety, and relational patterns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients feel heard and can guide the pace of work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms and improve coping.Choosing the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each person to determine which approaches fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Sessions can combine exploratory, insight-oriented work with concrete skills practice depending on what the client wants to accomplish.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to access consistent support from home or elsewhere. These options allow licensed professionals to adapt session length and communication style so therapy can be responsive to changing needs and life demands.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
LaDonna works with relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem and motivation, stress and anxiety, trauma and grief, intimacy concerns, eating and anger issues, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, and ADHD among other focus areas.
What therapeutic styles does she use in sessions?
Her approach blends Internal Family Systems with client-centered practices and evidence-informed methods like CBT and emotionally-focused techniques to promote emotional insight and practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has six years of professional experience working with individuals and families on a wide range of relationship and mental health concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the license identifier MS LMFT T0539 and practices in Mississippi.
Does she work with clients in languages other than English or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and scheduling.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that may be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
6+ years
Licensed
Mississippi
Languages
English