Barbara Mey, LMHC

Barbara Mey is a Rhode Island Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, addiction, parenting strains, and anger. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking to manage the issues that feel most immediate in everyday life.

She uses straightforward cognitive behavioral techniques alongside mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools. That means helping people notice unhelpful thinking, try simple behavior experiments, and practice present-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas show up in shorter-term planning and when people want help setting realistic next steps.

Barbara trained at Providence College for her master’s degree and completed advanced graduate work at Salve Regina University. She spent nearly a decade in community mental health and later worked in a substance abuse clinic running groups and individual sessions. That background shapes how she balances symptom work with practical life problems.

In sessions she aims to be direct and steady. Conversations move between current problems, coping skills, and workable changes for daily life. She often helps people untangle codependency, manage impulsivity, address caregiver stress, or adjust to major life transitions.

People choosing her typically want a clear plan and tools they can use outside sessions. Her approach mixes skill practice, short-term problem solving, and talking through patterns that keep returning. Sessions are conducted in English and based in Rhode Island.

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