Jaime Barilla, LPC

Jaime Barilla, LPC, focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, grief, and relationship strain. She meets clients where they are and helps them take practical steps toward relief. Her approach is straightforward and aimed at making everyday life easier for busy people. Barilla has 13 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in both home and office settings. She has supported people dealing with child behavior challenges, parent-child conflict, infertility stress, self-injurious behavior, depression, and trauma. Her background includes running a company that delivers in-home counseling to high-risk children and families. In sessions she uses a person-centered approach that follows each person's priorities. She combines that with cognitive-behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas when helpful. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are also part of her toolbox. Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She aims to be respectful and sensitive while helping clients set clear goals. Sessions typically focus on practical skills, thought patterns, and daily habits that get in the way of feeling better. Barilla works with a wide range of concerns including attachment and adoption issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, body image, communication problems, and coping after disasters. She also supports people facing career transitions, anger, low self-esteem, and family of origin problems. Her combined experience and person-centered focus guide each client's plan.

How Jaime’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. It helps people clarify what matters most and set goals that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and everyday habits and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jaime collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit their needs and goals. She may combine person-centered listening with CBT tools or DBT skills depending on what the client wants to focus on and how they respond in early sessions.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins during a break, and reduce time spent traveling to appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to help with stress, parenting concerns, relationship patterns, trauma recovery, and changing everyday habits.