Alaina "Lainy" Barrick, LCSW

Alaina "Lainy" Barrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with seven years of practice in Kentucky. She works with people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addiction concerns, identity questions, career strain, and major life changes. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not take international clients at this time.

Lainy brings a straightforward, person-focused approach. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on Internal Family Systems to help people understand different parts of themselves that influence feelings and choices.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and practical steps. Conversations often include setting small goals, testing different ways of responding, and reflecting on what worked. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy appear in sessions when people want clear direction for change or short-term strategies to manage a problem.

People often come for help with anger that shows up as snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, or resentment that builds over time. In sessions Lainy will help name triggers, practice alternative responses, and build on strengths that reduce reactivity.

Her Kentucky practice balances talk work with concrete skills you can use between sessions. She frames progress as manageable steps rather than quick fixes. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.

Approaches in online sessions and practical benefits