- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- CBT and DBT methods
About Barbie
Barbie Rice is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem issues, bipolar mood challenges, and depression. She also works with people facing panic attacks, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image worries, and communication problems.
She uses straightforward conversation and active listening to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings, not just on talking about problems. Barbie draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on DBT skills when emotions feel overwhelming.
She also integrates client-centered techniques that let the person lead the pace and topics of work. For trauma-related memories or intense distress, she may use EMDR techniques alongside other approaches. Existential ideas are used when people want to talk about life meaning, purpose, or midlife transitions.
Barbie emphasizes clear goals and small, manageable changes. She offers a mix of coping strategies, communication practice, and problem-solving tools to address control issues, impulsivity, and guilt or shame. Cultural and multicultural concerns are part of the conversation when they matter to the person.
People who choose to work with her start by describing their immediate concerns and practical goals. From there they agree on the methods and steps to try, with regular check-ins to see what helps and what needs adjusting.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead, giving them room to set priorities and pace. Online sessions let that approach continue through focused conversation, check-ins, and deciding which skills to practice between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific exercises to change patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood. In remote sessions this often means learning thought records, behavioral experiments, and practical homework to try during the week.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotion, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening communication. Online work can include practicing these skills in real time, reviewing what worked, and adjusting coping plans together.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, and they will adapt the plan as progress is observed. That decision is made collaboratively rather than assumed up front.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work or family commitments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while they try new coping strategies.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, self-esteem, bipolar and depression, plus panic attacks and related issues.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses client-centered conversation alongside CBT and DBT skills to create practical steps and coping strategies you can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.
Is she a licensed clinician and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to schedule a session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.