Barbara Pettibone, LCSW, CSW
Colorado · 46 years in practice
Barbara Pettibone is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with 46 years of experience in mental health.
License and registration
- LCSW, Colorado
- CSW.00001879 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1275136947 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 46
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Barbara
Barbara Pettibone is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with 46 years of experience in mental health. She works with adults across life stages and focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and changes that come with aging. Her style is direct and warm, and she emphasizes the client's goals in every step.
Barbara has worked in both inpatient psychiatric hospitals and outpatient settings. That range gave her experience with crises, long-term coping, and the small day-to-day problems that wear people down.
Background and approach
She often helps clients facing loss, health changes, role shifts, and the emotional work of caregiving. Her approach blends several methods so sessions match each person's needs. She draws on systemic ideas to look at patterns in relationships and daily life, attachment-based thinking to explore connection and trust, and client-centered listening to follow what the person wants to work on.
Cognitive behavioral ideas and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are also used when practical coping tools are helpful. Barbara treats issues related to intimacy, communication, parenting strains, identity and LGBT concerns, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. She also brings experience with chronic illness, codependency, blended family stress, and mood conditions including bipolar disorder.
Her tone in session is honest, straightforward, and supportive. Clients set the goals and she helps map steps toward them, offering insight, skills, and steady guidance along the way.
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
- Systemic Therapy
- 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
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
How Barbara’s Approaches Work Online
Barbara uses systemic ideas to map patterns in relationships and everyday routines, spotting recurring interactions that keep problems going. That approach helps with relationship stress, communication problems, and family role shifts by looking at how people affect one another.She also draws on attachment-based therapy to talk about trust, closeness, and how early connections influence current relationships. This work is useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and building stronger emotional bonds. In addition, client-centered therapy guides sessions by following the person's priorities and pace, so the work stays focused on what matters most to the individual.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs, adjusting as you go. Sessions often mix talking, practical exercises, and coping skills so progress can be measured and changed when needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging work for brief updates, written reflection, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep regular contact between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Barbara commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, LGBT concerns, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct, warm, and client-centered. She partners with people to set goals and uses a mix of insight, skills, and practical strategies tailored to each situation.
What is her professional background?
Barbara has 46 years of experience and has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals and outpatient settings, giving her familiarity with both crisis care and longer-term support.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Colorado and holds the credentials LCSW and CSW.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Barbara offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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