Charlar Barnes , LPC

Charlar Barnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience, licensed to practice in both Alabama and Georgia. She holds a Masters in Counseling and Psychology as well as a PsyD in Grief Counseling, and her training informs a strong focus on loss, mourning, and the emotional work that follows significant life changes. As an Army veteran and the author of "Losing Myself, Funding Me: The journey of survival, strength, and the courage to embrace your authentic self," she brings lived experience and professional insight to her work.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, career transitions, and coaching for life purpose. Additional areas of focus include body image, communication and commitment difficulties, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, jealousy, multicultural and veteran issues, and women's concerns. She also supports LGBT clients and those coping with the challenges of reintegration and identity after military service.

Charlar aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored honestly. She collaborates with clients to identify goals and practical steps toward change, acknowledging that beginning therapy requires courage and recognizing the importance of each client's readiness to engage in the process.

Approach-Focused Care Delivered Online

Charlar Barnes draws on client-centered therapy to prioritize the individual's experience, listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's values and goals; this approach is helpful when someone needs a supportive space to explore emotions, identity, and relationships. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical tools to manage anxiety, stress, and unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing is another approach she employs to strengthen a person's motivation for change and to explore ambivalence when facing decisions about relationships, career, or health.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Charlar collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time to ensure the fit remains helpful and relevant.

Online therapy with Charlar is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and lifestyles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while accommodating work, family, and geographic constraints, allowing clients to engage in therapy in ways that feel most manageable for them.