Barbara Kaminer

Barbara Kaminer is a licensed clinical social worker with 39 years of experience helping people handle stress, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life changes. She practices in Kentucky and brings a practical, encouraging style to each session. Her work includes support for hospice and end-of-life counseling and issues that touch serious illness, caregiving, and loss.

She began her career working with children, teens, and families and later provided counseling for Veterans dealing with depression and suicidality. Barbara favors getting help early, when someone first notices things feel off. She aims to help people get back on track before problems escalate.

Her approach is open, interactive, and hopeful. She is laid back but also respectfully straightforward, and she expects clear communication and cooperation. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person sitting across from her, using practical strategies to manage symptoms and daily challenges.

Barbara uses a mix of methods that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused ideas to set reachable goals. She often blends these tools to fit each person’s needs and situation.

She offers services online and prefers to meet by video or by voice so she can see or hear clients during sessions. People interested in starting are invited to make initial contact and arrange a first appointment through the platform.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Barbara often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, understanding, and following the person’s lead to set goals and priorities. This approach helps people dealing with grief, loss, and major life changes by making space to speak and reflect.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and change unhelpful behaviors. CBT offers concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic illness or pain. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside other methods to help people notice stress reactions and build steadier daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Barbara will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques rather than sticking to one fixed plan, and she checks in to make sure methods feel useful.

Barbara provides online sessions and prefers to see or at least hear clients during appointments, so text-only arrangements are not supported. Because session formats are not fully detailed here, confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow regular check-ins during significant transitions such as caregiving or end-of-life planning.