Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
How Jacques-Paul works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English, Arabic
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jacques-Paul
Jacques-Paul Barbour is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 23 years of clinical experience helping people manage anger, addiction, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. He works with adults who are facing stress, grief, intimacy concerns, or major life changes and offers practical, real-world support. He speaks English and Arabic and practices in Massachusetts.
He earned a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy from Cambridge College in 2002.
Background and approach
Since then he has worked in independent practice and in hospital emergency departments, and has taught psychology and human services courses at community colleges and four-year schools. His style is collaborative and down-to-earth. He focuses on practical solutions while still allowing time to look at deeper emotional patterns when needed.
Sessions aim to clarify goals, build coping skills, and reduce behaviors that get in the way of daily life. Jacques-Paul uses approaches like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor the work to each person. He helps people address issues such as compulsive behaviors, sexual and identity concerns, caregiving stress, and body image struggles.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, structured skill-building, and attention to how past patterns affect current choices. The aim is to leave sessions feeling more grounded and able to take clear next steps.
What Jacques-Paul works with
Everything Jacques-Paul lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jacques-Paul's practice.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- 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
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Jacques-Paul lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 shape online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what’s important, and helps people set goals that matter to them. This approach helps with building trust and staying focused on real needs.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. Work often includes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different behaviors or coping skills to reduce anxiety, depression, or anger. Motivational interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused method that helps people find their own motivation to change habits like substance use or compulsive behaviors.
Jacques-Paul treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. He will discuss different methods, try practical tools together, and adjust the plan based on the client’s goals and preferences. The idea is to match techniques to what works for each person rather than sticking to one method.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to care. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter, more frequent touchpoints when schedules are tight. These options make it simpler to fit therapeutic work into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Jacques-Paul
What concerns does Jacques-Paul commonly address?
He helps people with anger, addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, and coping with life changes.
What is his approach to therapy?
He combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to set goals and build skills.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 23 years of experience working in independent practice, hospital emergency departments, and as an adjunct college instructor.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LMHC with a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy, and he practices in Massachusetts.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.
Can international clients work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.