Barbara Dunn, LPC

Barbara Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with 24 years of experience. She works with adults on common concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, anger, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She also addresses relationship strain, grief, career stress, ADHD-related struggles, and LGBT concerns.

Barbara keeps sessions direct and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns, test new responses, and build simple skills for everyday situations. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps rather than long theoretical discussion.

She describes herself as straightforward and approachable, often using gentle humor to help people reflect on mistakes and move forward. In the room she listens for unhelpful thinking and offers concrete tools to change it. Mindfulness practices are introduced to reduce reactivity and build awareness of triggers.

Barbara has substantial experience helping parents manage stress and parenting challenges. She helps people recover after separation, cope with caregiver burden, and work through forgiveness and relationship concerns. She also supports those dealing with panic, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and compassion fatigue.

Outside of work she enjoys being outdoors and spending time with family. To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session so practical goals can be set and a plan agreed.

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