Barbara Thomas, LMSW, LISW

Barbara Thomas is an Ohio-licensed social worker with 33 years of professional experience. She is an LMSW and an LISW and helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, depression, attention and focus challenges, and social anxiety and phobia.

She uses straightforward conversation and practical skills in sessions. Barbara encourages people to talk about what feels most pressing and to try small, manageable changes between meetings. Sessions are aimed at improving day-to-day functioning, concentrating better, and handling difficult emotions more effectively.

Over three decades of practice have included work with people facing loss, caregiver strain, and major life transitions such as divorce and separation. She also has experience addressing substance use concerns and the complicated feelings that come with guilt, shame, and forgiveness. That background shapes how she responds to someone who is overwhelmed or stuck.

Barbara places emphasis on clearer communication and coping strategies. She works with clients on reducing panic symptoms and on skills to handle social anxiety and phobia in real situations. Practical tools, behavior-focused exercises, and regular check-ins are typical parts of her approach.

People can expect a calm, steady professional demeanor and a focus on concrete steps they can try between sessions. Barbara guides conversations toward achievable goals like improved sleep, fewer anxious episodes, better concentration, or more reliable daily routines.

Evidence-based techniques and online sessions