Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How LaDonna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About LaDonna
LaDonna Barner is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and improve close relationships. She meets people where they are and prioritizes a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through what’s most worrying them. Her style is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at practical steps that fit each person's life.
Barner uses client-centered work to listen closely and follow the person’s goals. She often pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Emotionally-focused ideas guide conversations about hurt, connection, and rebuilding trust. She has six years of experience working in Mississippi, helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar disorder. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, family conflict, body image concerns, and caregiving stress.
Barner pays attention to how past attachments and abandonment experiences shape present behavior. Sessions aim to be practical and paced to the individual. Barner helps clients try new communication habits, practice emotion regulation, and set manageable goals.
She encourages homework between sessions when it helps progress. People who choose her often want honest feedback and clear tools for daily life. She frames therapy as a team effort and invites clients to shape the work.
Getting started involves a short matching step and scheduling that fits the client’s needs.
What LaDonna works with
Everything LaDonna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in LaDonna's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches LaDonna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-focused online care for emotions and relationships
LaDonna combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and emotionally focused ideas to guide online sessions. Client-centered Therapy means the therapist follows the client's lead and reflects what they say to deepen understanding and build trust; this helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and trying small experiments to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, anger, and mood problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify core emotions and the patterns that hurt connections, which often aids conversations about intimacy and grief.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches, and adjust what is used based on progress and preference. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to real-life needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and practice communication in real time. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework follow-up, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about LaDonna
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with relationship conflict, parenting strain, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, eating issues, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and self-esteem problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and direct. She listens first, then uses practical exercises from cognitive behavioral and emotionally focused approaches to address patterns and feelings.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a Master of Science and has six years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and emotional concerns in Mississippi.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Mississippi and is a licensed marriage and family therapist, listed as MS LMFT.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the client's preference.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.