Barbara Vernon

Barbara Vernon is an Indiana licensed mental health counselor with more than 15 years of clinical experience supporting young adults and adults. She focuses on anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, relationship and grief concerns, and issues tied to self esteem and body image. She also works with survivors of childhood abuse and addresses related patterns such as codependency, family of origin difficulties, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Her perspective honors the client as expert in their own story while offering guidance and a range of therapeutic tools. Barbara integrates techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered approaches to tailor sessions to individual needs. She attends to practical coping skills as well as deeper questions about meaning, values, and life direction.

Beginning therapy is often an act of courage, and Barbara aims to create a professional, approachable environment for that work. She supports clients who are navigating impulsivity, control issues, postpartum challenges, panic, personality concerns, and other complex emotional experiences, collaborating to identify goals and next steps that fit each person.