Dr. Barbara Wasowska, LCPC

Dr. Barbara Wasowska welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. She focuses on practical steps that help with relationships, mood, and day-to-day coping. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make each conversation feel straightforward and useful.

With 14 years of experience, Dr. Wasowska tailors sessions to each person's needs. She helps people address trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. She also supports those navigating career shifts, life transitions, and compassion fatigue.

Her work draws on several evidence-based approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and attachment-based ideas. She uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, build new skills, and make choices that match their values.

Dr. Wasowska holds an LCPC in Maryland. She emphasizes clear goals and practical tools, so people leave sessions with things to try between meetings. She also attends to cultural background and life stage when shaping treatment.

People looking for help with aging-related concerns, immigration stress, cancer-related adjustment, or loneliness will find these topics included in her practice. Her approach is collaborative - she works with each person to set priorities and pace the work to fit their life.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session. That process helps make sure the first appointment focuses on the issues that matter most.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate action. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps toward them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with health or life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks big problems into smaller parts by looking at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical skills for reducing unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that maintain distress, often helping with panic, social anxiety, and mood issues.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early or current relationships affect patterns today. It can help people understand intimacy, trust, and ways to feel more connected or assertive in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting homework or pacing based on what feels helpful.

Because session formats are not specified here, confirm the current online session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care through life changes while tailoring the rhythm of sessions to everyday routines.