Courtney Barber MA, LMFT

Providing quality therapy is not just a career for me, it is my passion. I believe that healing is more than just the physical aspect found in most modern healthcare approaches. It is a combination of balance, or wholeness: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Overall wellness comes from within, and everyone has the ability to break free from past, and present, negativity. Our past experiences should teach us, not control us. A little about me personally, I am the mother of 3 beautiful girls and spend much of my free time with them and my amazing husband. I am also a military spouse and have a strong passion for working with military members and their families. I am committed to providing a completely confidential therapeutic environment; I understand the importance behind this. I also identify with the hardships that come along with serving our country first, and the impact it can have on the individual as well as loved ones. I enjoy working with couples, families, and groups; not only as a whole, but as individuals as well. Families are like an intricate machine with multiple moving parts; each part is unique, and has a different function. If the parts don't work together, the system begins to breakdown. I appreciate and understand this complexity, and enjoy being part of the systems development, discovery and growth towards happiness. I also find great value in helping couples restore friendship with one another, increase their ability to effectively communicate, as well as learn how to successfully navigate through marital disagreement and conflict. Lastly, one of my specialities is working with teens who do not want to engage/participate in therapy. I have much success with these adolescents and assisting them in identifying clarity in their path forward. My clients say that I am unique in my ability to be direct, but genuine and kind. I do not use 'cookie-cutter' approaches. Rather, I value my clients as individuals and meet them where they are in life, without judgment, and work with them in their journey towards who they would like to be: free from things that are weighing them down Most that seek therapy do not do so without cause. My goal is to quickly identify negative cycles and assist in addressing them so that they are no longer present. Therapy is not easy, it is hard work, but I believe that you are worth it!