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Barbara Edelman

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Barbara Edelman, LPC

Missouri

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Missouri / 2013038283
  • NPI1427420314
  • Experience10 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMissouri

About

  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practices
  • Client-centered care

About Barbara

Barbara Edelman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with ten years of experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, anger, parenting strains, grief, bipolar disorder, and issues related to identity and intimacy.

Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses Client-Centered methods to listen and reflect what matters to each person. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes. Mindfulness Therapy is included to help people slow down and notice reactions before they escalate.

Sessions centre on clear goals and simple skills people can use between meetings. That might mean learning ways to interrupt a rising temper, communicating without escalating conflict, or building short routines that reduce daily stress. The work is collaborative and paced to what an individual can manage in day-to-day life.

Barbara has experience with life transitions that often fuel anger and resentment, such as divorce, parenting changes, career shifts, and aging. She also addresses family-of-origin patterns, codependency, and communication problems that keep old wounds active.

People meet with her to get practical tools, try different responses in real situations, and check what actually changes. The focus stays on usable strategies for handling feelings, repairing relationships, and reducing the cycles that keep anger returning.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Barbara integrates Client-Centered Therapy by listening closely and reflecting what matters most to the individual. This approach helps people clarify their priorities and feel understood before deciding on next steps.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and to test small behavior changes. CBT is useful for managing anger-related thinking patterns, reducing reactivity, and building new habits that change how situations unfold.

Mindfulness Therapy is used to develop moment-to-moment awareness of feelings and bodily signals. Learning to notice early signs of anger gives people the chance to choose a different response instead of reacting automatically.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help clients choose which methods to try based on goals, preferences, and what feels practical. Decisions about pacing and techniques are made together, with regular check-ins on what helps most.

The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work, provide a shorter check-in when needed, or avoid travel time. Those practical benefits often help people keep consistent with the work and apply skills in everyday situations.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Missouri

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to anger?

She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting strains, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, and intimacy-related problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

She practices a client-centered style, uses cognitive behavioral techniques, and includes mindfulness exercises to help people notice and change reactive patterns.

How long has she been practicing?

Barbara has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and sees clients from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Barbara Edelman

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