Therapist profile
Jan Barrymore, LPC
Virginia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Anxiety
Continue with JanKey details
- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Virginia / 0701004865
- NPI1679887418
- Experience26 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- stress and anxiety
- anger management
- workplace issues
About Jan
Jan Barrymore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 26 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and LGBT concerns. She also supports people exploring life purpose, sexuality, self-love, and workplace issues.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on clear goals and steady progress. She adapts the pace and topics to what each person brings to the room. Expect straightforward discussion about feelings, reactions, and everyday patterns.
Jan uses methods drawn from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anger and reactivity. She helps clients notice triggers, practice new responses, and build skills they can use at home and work. Work often includes short exercises and real-world practice between meetings.
Clients who come for anxiety or stress work on lowering immediate intensity and changing unhelpful thinking. For self-esteem and motivation concerns, the work looks at small achievable steps and shifts in daily routines. Conversations about LGBT and sexuality issues focus on identity, relationships, and coping with social pressures.
Her style is direct and encouraging. She respects each person’s story and aims for steady, useful change. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Jan uses evidence-based techniques that help with anger and related concerns. Cognitive approaches focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real situations to reduce automatic reactions. Behavioral strategies involve practicing small changes in how someone acts after a trigger, which helps them learn new responses over time.She also draws on skills training that teaches breathing, grounding, and short coping exercises to lower intensity in the moment. These tools are practical and meant to be used between sessions so clients can see incremental change in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process decides which techniques get prioritized in sessions.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make scheduling easier and fit therapy into a busy week. It can reduce commuting, allow shorter check-ins during a break, and let people use audio-only or video options when those are available. Discuss format preferences during the first meeting so sessions fit into daily life.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can Jan help with related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also addresses LGBT issues, sexuality, life purpose, and workplace friction.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
Jan uses practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on identifying triggers and practicing alternative responses. Sessions include conversation, short exercises, and real-life practice between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices with that credential in the state.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Jan?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.