Charlar Barnes

Charlar Barnes is an LPC who brings a direct, compassionate style to sessions. She focuses on stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief and loss, and issues related to body image and self-esteem. Her background includes work with veterans and attention to multicultural and LGBT concerns. Charlar encourages people to take small steps toward change and offers steady support along the way.

She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and a PsyD in Grief Counseling. Charlar is licensed as a professional counselor in Alabama and Georgia and has about ten years of clinical experience. She is also an Army veteran and draws on that perspective when helping people move through transitions and trauma-related stress.

In sessions she uses straightforward methods from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy are part of her approach when clients want clear, goal-oriented steps toward change. She works to keep conversations practical and focused on what each person needs right now.

Charlar is the author of Losing Myself, Funding Me: The journey of survival, strength, and the courage to embrace your authentic self. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and practice new coping skills. Making the first contact for therapy can be hard, and she acknowledges that courage while helping plan the next steps.

Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling options with the service. Charlar encourages questions about approach and fit so people can find the right path forward.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following each person's concerns; it helps when someone needs a steady space to talk through feelings and make sense of experiences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers practical tools to test and change unhelpful habits; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and improving day-to-day coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels comfortable, and then try approaches that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are normal as needs change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to continue care across moves or schedule changes. Licensed professionals can adapt the methods described here to work well over distance while focusing on achievable steps and coping strategies.