Therapist profile
Earl Barrios, LPCC
California
California LPCC - Anger and Relationship care
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- CredentialsLPCC
- LicenseLPCC, California / 229
- NPI1356558308
- Experience38 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Trauma processing
About Earl
Earl Barrios is a California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 38 years of professional experience. He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, and related concerns. Earl also addresses issues like parenting, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and matters connected to sexual and gender identity. He conducts sessions in English and accepts international clients.
He focuses on practical work in sessions. Earl listens to each person’s story and helps them notice patterns that keep problems repeating. He uses methods that encourage new ways of thinking and behaving, and he helps people practice those changes between sessions. That may include looking at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact or learning ways to calm intense physical reactions.
Across his career he has applied several approaches to match different needs, including cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and approaches for processing traumatic memories. He also incorporates relational work for communication problems and separation issues. Sessions are grounded in straightforward discussion and concrete skill-building rather than jargon.
Earl aims to help people reduce the intensity of anger and frustration, manage impulsivity, and improve communication in close relationships. He also helps clients explore questions about life purpose, midlife transitions, and men's issues when those concerns come up alongside mood or anxiety problems.
Rates vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How his main approaches are used in online sessions
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. It helps with anxiety, anger, panic attacks, and mood problems by teaching practical strategies to respond differently to triggers.Existential therapy looks at questions about meaning, responsibility, and life direction. It can help when people feel stuck with midlife concerns, life purpose questions, or uncertainty after a separation.
EMDR, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is an approach used to work through traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity. When trauma or abuse is impacting daily life, this method can be part of a plan to process those memories and lower their hold on current reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss these options and help decide which methods fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The biography did not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into work or family schedules, require less travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can make it simpler to continue practice between sessions and try strategies in everyday settings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
38+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related issues like communication problems and life purpose.
What is his approach to anger and temper issues?
He uses practical interventions such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to reduce reactivity and improve impulse control. Sessions include talking through triggers and practicing new responses.
How long has he worked in counseling?
He has 38 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a California LPCC, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and practices from California.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Rates vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.