Jeffrey Barrett, LICSW
Alabama · 21 years in practice
Jeffrey Barrett is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression.
License and registration
- LICSW, Alabama
- 1946C · expires December 2027
- LICSW, Washington
- LW 61511881 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1811612815 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 21
- 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 Jeffrey
Jeffrey Barrett is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. He also supports those facing life changes such as serious medical conditions and caregiving strain. He aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through hard feelings and find practical ways forward.
He believes people can improve their situations by building insight and trying workable solutions.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on clear steps to reduce distress and on skills to handle day-to-day challenges. He brings attention to how creativity and the arts can be used as tools for coping and growth. His approach draws on Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols alongside evidence-informed methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
He also uses client-centered listening and techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Jeffrey uses a straightforward style. He listens first, then helps clients choose strategies that match their goals and values.
Conversations are practical and suited to each person’s pace. He works remotely with people in Alabama and provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions are offered in English and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To start, book through the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jeffrey lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jeffrey names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Jeffrey combines Jungian Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in ways that help people explore meaning and take practical action. Jungian Therapy looks at personal symbols, dreams, and life themes to help people understand inner patterns and sources of meaning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values-based goals and simple exercises to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action.He approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Together the client and therapist review what feels most useful and try methods that match the client’s goals and preferences. That joint decision-making helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and doable for everyday life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for longer, conversational work and for using visual materials. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, homework prompts, or support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while using approaches that aim to build insight and practical skills.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Jeffrey help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem and many life changes. Additional focuses include ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and family of origin issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He listens in a client-centered way and then works with clients to choose practical steps. Sessions blend thoughtful discussion with skills practice and creative options when helpful.
What is his professional background?
He has 21 years of professional experience and emphasizes using insight plus concrete strategies to improve daily life. He also draws on his background as a musician to suggest creative coping.
What credentials and location information are provided?
He holds the LICSW credential and is licensed in Alabama. His practice operates with those licensing details on record.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what session formats does he work?
He meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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