Barbara Beam, Psychologist, GA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(70 reviews)

MS, LPC Barbara Beam

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Barbara Beam is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: MS, LPC Years in Practice: 10 State: Georgia

I am a licensed professional counselor in Georgia with 10 years’ experience working with adults and children to overcome fears and challenges that keep them from living their best lives. I have worked with people dealing with a variety of issues including, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, grief and life transitions. I have also helped people who have experienced domestic violence and emotional abuse to heal and find inner strength to move forward in their life. Much of my experience has been in university and community college counseling centers. I have also worked in the community mental health environment, domestic violence shelters, and in-patient adolescent facility.

Every person is wonderfully unique and comes with their own special qualities. In my counseling relationships, I listen to and respect my clients and am sensitive and compassionate to their unique set of needs and experiences. My counseling approach incorporates cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, positive psychology and mindfulness. I want to provide an environment of support for you and work with you to gain insight and determine a plan of action that fits your needs.

I am always inspired by people who have the courage and strength to seek something better for their lives. Change can be challenging but is always worth the work. I would be honored to walk with you on your journey.

I look forward to working with you!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes LGBT Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issues Eating disorders Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Compassion fatigue ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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I really enjoy my sessions with Barbara. She makes sure we have covered all basis and makes sure I fully understand everything we discuss.

I may have only been here twice so far, but my experience with Barbara has been really nice, very kind, supportive and helpful. I would certainly recommend her help to others.

Barbara has been nothing but supportive and so accommodating. She has gone out of her way to work around my schedule to schedule a session. Always messages me back in a timely manner.

Barbara listens, she brings up points that I want to bring up, she remembers me and what we have talked about. She makes me remember that I matter. Been with her for over a year and I am enjoying my journey.

Barbara's active listening skills are on a whole other level. She is incredible at detecting and analyzing the true issues underlying my concerns as well as providing effective tools for addressing those issues. Thanks to Barbara's work, I feel mentally stronger and more capable of managing my relationships in healthy ways, and I can deal with uncomfortable emotions that come with having awkward but important conversations with people I care about.

Barbara is an excellent listener who approaches my concerns with care and without judgment. she seems to understand the level of help and guidance i am looking for easily. i feel refreshed and supported after speaking to her.

Barbara is an amazing therapist. She listens and keeps me on topic. She gives me worksheets and things to do to help me with my issues. She always checks on me between appointments. I would highly recommend her.

Very attentive and patient when I am talking to her about my personal life

Barb has excellent listening skills. She will send me messages throughout the week with questions or suggestions

Barbara is professional , empathetic and provides sound advice I look forward to our weekly sessions

Barbara is amazing, she validated my feelings, makes me feel heard and sticks to the ultimate bottom line which is my well-being.

Barbara makes time to understand my needs and is patient when I'm not ready to share. She has a few resources that helped me work through things independently as well as with her.

Barbara is truly the most wonderful sounding board and guide to my thoughts. I am so grateful BatterHelp connected us. I have grown so much in the last three years because of our work together.

She is always so understanding and not judgmental. I can tell her anything and everything and I feel comfortable with her. I trust her and respect her because of how she has treated me. She is a really good therapist and her style works for me.

Barbara is amazing. She is a great listener, offers helpful resources, and gives deep insight in to my issues. I could not be happier with her.

excellent service she makes me feel better

Barbara has a kind and caring approach to helping you get on your way to a healthier mindset. She consistently brings the focus back to what is best for your well being. She's been a great and non judgemental listener. She has a gentle but uncomplicated way to deliver her guidence that allows you to take the steps you need unhurried and at your pace.

Barbara is an incredibly empathetic and compassionate therapist. I have really enjoyed working with her to identify the areas in my life that I wanted to improve and then seeing (and celebrating) the progress I achieved after implementing her suggestions. I tend to cry a lot when talking about tough subjects, and I never felt embarrassed to do so in front of Barbara. She taught me to recognize and validate my emotions instead of being ashamed of them, and that alone has been a hugely beneficial shift in how I view and treat myself.

Barbara is amazing. I am feeling more confident in myself because of her. She is just brilliant. I don't have enough positive things to say about her, I would recommend her to anyone.

Definitely the best therapist I've had thus far. Very understanding and willing to take extra steps to work with me on my needs and weaknesses

Very wonderfully

Barbara has been a support pillar I needed to just see things from a different perspective. She has made me answer my most difficult questions and made me feel better about myself. The best decision was to take the first step which was the hardest but now I look forward to my sessions. Thank you Barbara

Barbara was just what I hoped for in a therapist - she is intuitive, knowledgeable, kind and really helped me see things from a different perspective. I have some techniques now to work through things myself, and if I need some help with getting back on track in future I shall have no hesitation in going back to Barbara. Thanks heaps Barbara!

Barbara listens without judgement or interruption. She offers strategies and suggestions, then asks for me feedback. She is encouraging

Nice to talk to, concise with getting to root of problem.

She is listening to me and helps me overcome my insecurities.

Barbara is really on top of her game and is very professional. She makes you feel heard and does her best to work with you during the session as well as on the messenger. She is open-minded and skilled in framing things in different ways to help you work through whatever it is you want to discuss or need help working through. I would recommend Barbara to anyone that wants to work on themselves and be well supported along the way. She is wonderful.

Barbara listens so deeply and has recommended to many healthy coping mechanisms for managing my anxiety. I would not be where I’m at today without her help. She has changed my life for the better and I am so grateful!

Barbara is supportive and offers practical ideas that I can use day to day. Barbara was instrumental in helping me seek and receive my recent ADHD diagnosis

Barbara is kind and always makes me feels that my feelings are valid. She really listens to me and I feel so comfortable talking to her and I never feel like I'm wasting her time.

Having Barbara as my therapist was such a nice experience. She is attentive and open-minded, and respected my boundaries as well as requests with a kind heart. I was super happy with the direction our sessions took and am grateful for her guidance!

Barbara gives me the space to talk about my needs and she gives me her perspective and tools I need to counter things in my life. I am thankful to be paired with her and look forward to our sessions.

Barbara listen to me without me feeling embarrassed it took me years for me to talk about myself

Barbara has been more of help to me. She also directed me to the proper therapy. Thank you!

She's the best.

So far Mrs Beam has been nothing but incredibly helpful. She listens very attentively, gives great advice and doesn't pressure me in any way. She's understanding, kind and also checks in on me when she knows I have something troubling coming up. She's very patient and gives her best to understand me when I have trouble expressing myself. All in all she's a fantastic therapist and I'd recommend her to anyone who needs a great listener and good advice.

Barbra, It was very useful and you were a great listener and understood me like no one ever did! So thank you so much for this experience and for all the help. I will definitely reach out to you again once I can :)

Thanks a lot Barbara for listening wisely, sharing useful tips and helping me to organize a little the chaos in my mind and understand/ absorb a lot of my feelings.

I feel much better after each session with Barbara. She has helped me to love myself again

Barbara is great :)

She is a great listener and gave useful advices such as journaling grateful things in life and journal my thoughts

Barbara is very easy to talk to. I do not feel as though she is judging me when we discuss things happening in my life. She is very calm and listens and also suggests ways I might use to help my situations.

She is kind friendly and listen to my problems good bribes all in my sessions

Such a good listener and supportive. Barbara has helped me though a really difficult time. So thankful for everything.

Since starting therapy with Barbara, I have had a chance to discuss practical, actionable ways to approach my days. It has really helped to have Barbara's caring support to get through this difficult time.

Barbara is dynamic and responsive to your needs. Great listener and asks you questions that can make you pause.

Barbara is extraordinary! A professional that listens and shows great empathy and care. She made me feel seen and understood and has given me great tools to manage my anxiety and stress levels. She is also proactive and checks in with you to make sure you are ok. I cannot recommend her enough!

I find it amazing that she can figure me out so quickly and not judge. I feel better after every session. It has been helping me.

Barbara has been wonderful and I am glad to be working with her!

Barbara is a very kind, compassionate and respectful person who knows exactly how to help me feel supported. It's just been 3 sessions and already I'm feeling more confident in my process and making decisions to improve my mindset and have better overall health.

Barbara seems very kind and I like that she text me to see how I'm doing in the week

Barbara is empathic kind and understanding.

Barbara has helped me immensely. Very understanding of my situation & offers excellent advice. Genuine, caring & holds a safe space for healing.

I have been paired with Barbara and feel very good about this pairing. Barbara’s professional management style and listening skills are exactly what I was looking for. I have been sharing with Barbara for 4 weeks and I like where we are going with the therapy sessions.

Barbara is clearly a very experienced and brilliant therapist, she definitely has all the understanding and knowledge you’d expect and there’s no doubting she’s a professional. However these qualities can apply to many in her field and as a review is non-descript, what makes Barbara stand out is her clear and endearing desire to understand you, she wants to know who you are without any doubt so she can do the best she can for you. She’s not doing this because she’s good at it (which she is) but because she wants to help and being as good at it as she is combined with her reasoning for doing it are just two of the reasons she’s so great but enough, I think to persuade you to give her a go. If you need help, Barbara won’t let you down.

I have felt at ease with Barbara, almost instantly. I feel she has a good balance between listening, being caring and kind and offering me ways of challenging my thoughts and feelings. She has given me a safe space to work through my experiences and the confidence to understand myself more. I am looking forward to continuing to work with Barbara.

Barbara is a wonderful counselor who has helped me through a lot over the last few months. I’m so grateful to her. She is such a wonderful listener and active participant in our sessions. I would highly and have highly recommended her to friends. She is such a positive and encouraging person. I’m very grateful to have found her and to be working with her.

Barbara has been very helpful for me. She made me feel comfortable to discuss my feelings, as bad or as embarrassed by them as I felt. She listened well and I felt her understanding of what I was going through. She helped me understand why I was feeling the way that I felt and what connections to those feelings I had from experiences in my life. She gave me many tools and resources to be able to work through how I felt and get to a place where I can balance myself out when I am triggered. I'm grateful to have been able to work with Barbara.

I love working with Barbara, she is an amazing listener, she asks really good questions and since working with her I made massive steps ahead. I highly recommend her.

I've had only a few sessions with Barbara but already feel so comfortable talking to her and really feel like she listens and understands. Enjoying the process overall and this is my first time doing therapy so I was a bit nervous but im glad I started!

Barbara is very kind and encouraging while asking poignant questions to help me truly break apart the issues I'm facing and reconstruct a healthier mentality.

I have only had one session with Barbara at this stage, however I found Barbara to be professional, friendly, supportive and easy to talk to.

Barbara has been helpful and supportive.

Barbra is wonderful. It’s only been two sessions so far but I’m loving it.

I have only been working with Barbara for a couple of weeks, but it has been a wonderful experience. I’ve been to many counselors in my life, and I feel like she is the best I’ve ever seen. She remembers things we have talked about and she is really good at picking up on areas that need more discussion. I can feel that she really cares.

I am new to counseling and definitely online support. I was a little skeptical and hesitant about using this service. Right from the beginning of our first conversation, I felt very relaxed speaking with Barbara. I feel she takes what I say seriously, listens to me and responds to that point. Her comments and observations are compassionate and supportive and I feel each week i have moved along in my personal journey.

Barbara is really supportive. She understands and clamly listens to my problems and provide me helpful advice and methods. She's great!

Barbara is a one of a kind person whom I can say cares about my situation without judgment.

She responds fairly quickly and is really friendly and positive.

Barbara is timely, understanding, and has an innate ability to keep me on track when I find myself wandering down unproductive rabbit holes. Unlike other therapists I've worked with, she has down to earth, actionable steps that provide new frameworks to view problems with.

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