Charlar Barnes, LPC

Charlar Barnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who draws on a decade of experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship concerns. She is a veteran and an author who focuses on helping people reconnect with themselves and their relationships. Her approach centers on listening and collaborating so people feel heard from the first session.

She uses clear, practical methods to address intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and challenges with self-esteem. Sessions often include goal-focused conversations about boundaries, commitment concerns, and rebuilding trust after loss. She also helps people dealing with career strain, life transitions, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.

Her background includes work with clients navigating multicultural concerns, LGBT issues, and challenges related to veteran and armed forces experiences. She writes about personal resilience and self-discovery in her book Losing Myself, Funding Me. That perspective informs her work, especially around identity and purpose.

In sessions she aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. She favors practical steps that people can try between meetings, and she checks in on progress as goals evolve. Many clients find this mix of empathy and structure helpful when facing change.

Charlar completed a Master’s in Counseling, Psychology and holds a PsyD in Grief Counseling. She is licensed in Georgia and Alabama. She offers therapy in English and asks new clients to use the continue button on this profile to begin the matching process.

How these approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps people name their priorities so they feel more confident making changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions involve identifying unhelpful patterns and trying small, practical experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can help with anxiety, stress, and mood challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. This may mean blending approaches over time and adjusting strategies based on what helps most.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It often reduces travel time and lets people schedule meetings around work, school, or caregiving. If you have questions about which formats are offered, confirm current session options before booking so you know what to expect. The focus in sessions is practical progress and clear goals that fit everyday routines.