Philicia Barbieri

Philicia Barbieri is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who creates a calm, steady space for people to slow down and be heard. She centers each session on what matters to the individual and focuses on helping people make meaningful changes. Philicia brings ten years of counseling experience to her work and aims to meet people where they are.

Her approach blends practical skills with reflective work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop clearer behavior choices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when relationship patterns feel stuck, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing supports processing traumatic memories that keep showing up.

Philicia has worked in crisis counseling, community settings, and group therapy. Those roles shaped her straightforward and accepting style. She commonly supports people managing addiction recovery, mood disorders, anxiety, and major life changes.

Mindfulness, meditation, and yoga are tools she brings into sessions when useful. These practices are used to reduce overwhelm, strengthen emotional regulation, and build body awareness alongside talk work.

She works with adults and couples in individual and relationship therapy. Issues often addressed include stress, grief, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes.

Philicia earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Carlow University and has been practicing since 2013. She is based in Pennsylvania and offers services in English.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Philicia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thinking that lead to distress and then practice different responses. CBT sessions tend to focus on current problems and offer clear tools for anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also brings Emotionally-Focused Therapy into relationship work to identify interaction patterns and deepen emotional connection. EFT helps partners name underlying feelings and try new ways of relating. When trauma is a central concern, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be used to help process memories that remain upsetting and reduce their emotional intensity.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, past experiences, and what feels most comfortable, then suggest methods to try. Clients and therapist check in together and adjust the plan as needed.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and support regular work on recovery and coping skills from wherever you are. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to the online setting to focus on clear goals and practical steps.