Barbara Pettibone, LCSW, CSW
Licensed in Colorado · 46 years in practice
Barbara Pettibone is a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Colorado with a long career in mental health.
License and registration
- LCSW, Colorado
- CSW.00001879 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1275136947 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 46
- Languages
- English
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About Barbara
Barbara Pettibone is a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Colorado with a long career in mental health. She brings a calm, direct style and a practical focus to sessions. Many clients seek her help for stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions.
She has spent decades in both inpatient psychiatric hospitals and outpatient settings. That breadth of experience shaped an approach that blends insight, skills training, and problem-solving. Barbara emphasizes that the person in therapy guides the work; she offers options and recommendations but follows the client’s goals.
Background and approach
Sessions often include tools from cognitive behavioral work and techniques that focus on emotions and attachment. She also uses mindfulness, grief work, and behavioral strategies when those suit a person’s needs. Conversations are straightforward, warm, and aimed at practical change.
Barbara has a strong interest in supporting older adults through aging-related changes such as losses, shifting relationships, and health challenges. She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, career strain, and identity topics including LGBT issues. With 46 years in the field, Barbara brings perspective and steady presence to difficult moments.
She welcomes people who want a therapist who listens, suggests concrete steps, and works side by side as issues are untangled and manageable routines are rebuilt.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Barbara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barbara names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships and early bonds shape feelings and reactions. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build safer ways of connecting. Client-centered therapy places the person’s experience at the center of the session and uses empathic listening to help people find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Barbara will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. The plan can blend emotion-focused work, skills practice, and insight-based conversation until it fits the person’s needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility and multiple ways to stay connected. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face when that matters. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives and changing circumstances.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Barbara help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes, among other issues listed in her specialty areas.
What is her style in therapy?
Barbara uses a client-centered, straightforward style and combines insight with practical techniques. She helps people set goals and tries different approaches until something fits.
How much experience does she have?
She has 46 years of experience in mental health, including work in inpatient psychiatric hospitals and outpatient settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Barbara holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin sessions?
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