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Barnetta Young

Experienced counselor blending evidence-based care

LPC Georgia

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Barnetta

Barnetta Young is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 25 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related issues.

Background and approach

She blends evidence-based techniques with a person-centered stance to address a broad range of issues including eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, anger and self-esteem problems, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control problems, and multicultural concerns.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration and cultural responsiveness, aiming to create an affirming space that respects each person’s identity and lived experience. Barnetta uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and solution-focused approaches to help clients develop practical coping strategies, strengthen emotional regulation, and set attainable goals.

She has particular experience working with people facing isolation, workplace stressors, family conflict, and mood disorders. Clients can expect a therapist who values empathy, clarity, and actionable steps toward improvement while honoring individual strengths and preferences.

Barnetta’s long-standing practice reflects a commitment to professional care that supports resilience, healthier relationships, and meaningful personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Barnetta integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and modifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and problematic coping patterns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration to help clients explore their values, build self-awareness, and find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Barnetta approaches this collaboratively. She will work with clients to identify goals, review which strategies seem most promising, and adjust methods over time to fit individual needs and preferences rather than insisting on a single method from the start.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access regular support from a licensed professional while accommodating work, caregiving, or mobility constraints, and they allow therapy to continue when in-person attendance is impractical.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines client-centered empathy with practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and brief solution-focused techniques to support emotional insight and concrete change.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience providing culturally responsive mental health care in a range of settings.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with licence number GA LPC LPC003985.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or accept international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English