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Silver Barns

Silver Barns, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Addictions

Texas

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Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas / 82075
NPI
1437866639
Experience
5 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas
  • telehealth across Texas
  • skills for emotion management
  • focus on relationships

About Silver

Silver Barns is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with five years of experience. She offers telehealth services across the state and works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, anger, compassion fatigue, and related problems.

She sees adolescents and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected. She helps people who struggle with substance use and with how it affects daily life and relationships. Her approach is direct and practical, focusing on what is happening now and what small changes can help day to day.

In sessions she listens to the story and identifies patterns that keep problems going. Conversations include skills for managing strong emotions, ways to address avoidance, and steps to improve communication in relationships. She also works on issues like attachment struggles, codependency, and feelings of emptiness.

Silver draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, anxiety, and depression. She uses methods that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and that build coping skills for stressful moments. She helps clients make concrete plans for handling triggers and setbacks.

People who choose telehealth can expect direct, focused sessions aimed at practical change. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Silver uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors and on building coping skills. Cognitive-oriented work helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different, more helpful ways of thinking; this can reduce worry and overthinking in social situations.

She also uses behavioral strategies that encourage gradual steps toward feared situations. These methods break big fears into small, manageable tasks so people can practice facing difficult moments and build confidence over time.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist and client decide collaboratively which methods to try, based on current problems, goals, and what feels doable for the client. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked and needs change.

The original biography describes telehealth across Texas but does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be conducted. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so sessions can occur from wherever a client is located in Texas.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, and compassion fatigue among other related concerns.

What is her style in sessions?

Sessions are practical and direct, focusing on current patterns and small, actionable changes to manage emotions and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working with adolescents and adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and relationship stress.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas and offers telehealth services across the state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she provides telehealth services to people located in Texas.

How are sessions paid for?

Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; cost varies with location.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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