Barbara Kass, MD, LCPC

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Collaborative, narrative-informed counseling for adults

Details

Name	Barbara Kass
Credentials	MD, LCPC
Based in	Maryland
Licensed in	Maryland
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	11

About Barbara

Barbara Kass is a Maryland therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career challenges, and major life changes. She also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, codependency, dependent personality patterns, questions about life purpose, and women's issues. Barbara holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC.

She frames counseling as a collaborative process. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person and on practical steps to feel steadier.

Background and approach

Conversations often include talking through current problems, building coping skills, and pacing work on painful memories. Her approach blends several therapies. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person's concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Barbara also draws on narrative ideas to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She uses mindfulness, breathing, meditation, expressive writing, and body awareness as concrete tools people can practice between sessions.

Her background includes work in hospitals, clinics, independent practice, and county services over more than a decade. She graduated from Loyola University and is comfortable addressing spiritual and religious issues when they matter to the person in therapy. Sessions are offered via a range of online formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and needs.

The emphasis is on steady, practical progress that respects each person's pace and values.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Depression among the things Barbara works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Barbara among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Barbara among the ways she works.
Existential Therapy: Listed by Barbara among the ways she works.
Jungian Therapy: Listed by Barbara among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Barbara among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Barbara among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Barbara among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Barbara directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Barbara directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Approaches that shape online sessions

Barbara blends Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite unhelpful narratives so life events feel less overwhelming. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the person's priorities so sessions reflect what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches concrete skills to change behavior and manage mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which ideas and tools fit their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with listening and slowly adding CBT exercises, narrative reframing, or mindfulness practices depending on what helps most.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat provides a brief paced check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to choose the format that best supports steady progress.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does Barbara help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include codependency, dependent personality patterns, life purpose, and women's issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is collaborative and person-focused. She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.

What kind of experience does she have?

She has 11 years of clinical experience working in hospitals, clinics, independent practice, and county services. That experience informs a flexible, practical approach to common life and mental health concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC based in Maryland.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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