LaDonna Barner, LMFT
Experienced family-focused therapist
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At a glance
- Listed location
- Mississippi
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Languages
- English
- License (Mississippi)
- LMFT · No. T0539
- NPI
- 1023764495
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- Relationship support
- Caregiver stress help
- Improving communication
About LaDonna
LaDonna Barner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people navigate relationship and family concerns. She supports individuals working through stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem struggles, and changes that come with caregiving or life transitions. Her tone is encouraging and straightforward, aimed at people ready to take a first step toward feeling better.
LaDonna builds sessions around a respectful, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can talk through their thoughts and feelings. She listens closely and helps clients name practical steps to manage emotions, rebuild confidence, and improve communication. Conversations are kept direct and focused on the problems that matter most to each person.
Her experience includes working with parenting challenges, blended family issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, and caregiving stress. She also addresses mood conditions such as depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD-related struggles, along with trauma, eating concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Aging and geriatric issues are listed among her additional areas of focus.
LaDonna draws from client-centered methods and evidence-informed approaches. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to deepen connection and emotional understanding. The Gottman Method and existential ideas also inform her work where they fit the client’s goals.
She practices in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English. Beginning therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on the therapist’s availability.
LaDonna builds sessions around a respectful, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can talk through their thoughts and feelings. She listens closely and helps clients name practical steps to manage emotions, rebuild confidence, and improve communication. Conversations are kept direct and focused on the problems that matter most to each person.
Her experience includes working with parenting challenges, blended family issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, and caregiving stress. She also addresses mood conditions such as depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD-related struggles, along with trauma, eating concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Aging and geriatric issues are listed among her additional areas of focus.
LaDonna draws from client-centered methods and evidence-informed approaches. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to deepen connection and emotional understanding. The Gottman Method and existential ideas also inform her work where they fit the client’s goals.
She practices in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English. Beginning therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on the therapist’s availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
How these approaches guide online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy centers the client’s own goals and experience, with the therapist offering focused listening and reflection to help people clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong emotions to improve connection and resolve relationship pain.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit best for their needs and preferences. That might mean combining CBT tools for mood management with EFT exercises for closeness, or using client-centered conversation to set goals before trying a specific method.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how LaDonna schedules appointments. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow shorter mid-day check-ins, or make it simpler to attend when caregiving demands are high. Talk with the therapist about how to structure sessions to match your routine and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does LaDonna help with?
She helps people with relationship and family conflict, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, trauma and intimacy-related issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where clients talk through feelings and identify practical steps toward change.
What is her clinical background?
She has six years of professional experience working with individuals on relationship and family concerns and related mental health issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an MS and practices as an LMFT in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.