Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
How April works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About April
April Barker-Casey is a licensed independent social worker with more than 25 years of professional experience in Ohio. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood struggles, or the impact of trauma. April values a straightforward, respectful way of working and believes people already carry strengths that can guide change.
She helps clients name the problems that feel biggest right now and make small, realistic changes.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and practical, with tools tailored to everyday life. April aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first meeting. Her background includes long-term clinical work with mood disorders, trauma, and issues such as anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, dissociation, and family of origin patterns. This experience informs how she listens and what interventions she offers. Clinically she draws on client-centered methods to prioritize each person’s goals and on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused work help when people need clear steps and encouragement. Narrative approaches are used to reframe difficult stories and build self-compassion. April understands that reaching out can feel daunting.
She works collaboratively to set a pace that fits each person’s life and goals. Her focus is practical progress over time, helping people gain skills to cope, relate better, and move toward a steadier sense of well-being.
What April works with
Everything April lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in April's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches April lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s priorities. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to be heard and to clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and respond differently to triggers.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. April will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean starting with problem-solving skills, then using narrative work to reframe painful experiences as progress continues.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing contact between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to try different formats as needs change.
Questions people ask about April
What concerns does April commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, mood disorders, and related issues like ADHD, depression, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical, focusing on small, realistic changes and honoring each person’s strengths.
How much experience does she have?
She has more than 25 years of professional experience providing clinical care in a variety of settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LISW license and practices in the state of Ohio.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.