Josie Barnard, MA, LLPC (Limited Licensed Professional Counselor)

(In Person and Telehealth)

You don’t have to navigate stress, overwhelm, or difficult transitions alone. If anxiety, past trauma, relationship struggles, or self-doubt have been weighing on you, therapy can be a place to find relief, understanding, and a way forward. I offer a warm, supportive space where you can feel heard without judgment and begin making sense of what you’ve been carrying.

Together, we can work to help you better understand the patterns, experiences, or wounds that may be keeping you stuck. Whether you want support managing anxiety, healing from trauma, improving relationships, building self-esteem, or navigating a major life change, my goal is to help you move toward greater clarity, confidence, and emotional well-being. I want therapy to feel practical and meaningful, not just a place to process pain, but a place to develop tools for everyday life and create lasting change.

I use evidence-based approaches like CBT and EMDR to help you reduce distress, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, process painful experiences, and build healthier ways of coping. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, meeting you where you are while helping you move toward where you want to be.

For those who want their faith incorporated into counseling, I also offer support that thoughtfully integrates Christian faith with sound clinical care. My training in both psychology and faith allows me to support clients who want to explore healing in a way that honors both emotional and spiritual growth.

Josie works with the following age groups:

• Teens 16+
• Adults
• Couples

Josie accepts the following insurances:

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO Plans
• CIGNA/Evernorth
• Aetna/Cofinity
• Priority Health
• Cash Pay/No Insurance ($225 Intake / $195 Sessions)

Education:

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School - Michigan, 2019

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2014

Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience

Certifications/Trainings/Modalities:

• Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
• Polyvagal Theory
• Schema Therapy

• Person-Centered
• Psychodynamic
• Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• EMDR
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Attachment Theory
• Gottman Method

Clinical Focus:

• Couples Counseling
• Anxiety
• Life Transitions
• Trauma
• Christian Counseling

Additional Services:

• BIPOC
• Law Enforcement/Military
• Abandonment
• Academic Issues
• Adjustment Disorder
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Attachment
• Body Dysmorphia
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• Christian Counseling
• Child Abuse - Victim
• Children with Divorced Parents

• Chronic Illness
• Chronic Pain
• Crisis Intervention
• Communication
• Complex PTSD
• Co-Parenting
• Depression
• Divorce/Separation
• Domestic Violence - Victim
• Emotional Abuse - Victim
• Faith Transitions
• Generalized Anxiety
• Grief/Loss
• Guilt/Shame

• Infidelity
• Insomnia
• Inter-Faith Relationships
• Life/Career Changes
• Masturbation
• Nightmares
• OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Parent-Child Relationship Problems
• Parenting
• Perfectionism
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse - Victim

• Premarital Counseling
• PTSD
• Separation Anxiety
• Sexual Abuse - Victim
• Scrupulosity
• Stress Management
• Suicidal Ideation
• Weight Loss