LaDonna Barner, LMFT
Mississippi · 6 years in practice
LaDonna Barner is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LMFT, Mississippi
- T0539 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1023764495 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About LaDonna
LaDonna Barner is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She focuses on practical ways to make everyday interactions feel more manageable. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first step feel less daunting for someone unsure about therapy.
LaDonna creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. She uses client-centered techniques to listen closely and follow each person's priorities.
Background and approach
That means conversations are guided by what matters most to the person in the room, not a preset agenda. She also draws on existential ideas to help people name their values and face big questions about meaning and choice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when someone wants to change unhelpful thinking or habits that get in the way of daily life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy and elements of the Gottman Method inform work around closeness and communication in relationships. With six years of experience in Mississippi, LaDonna supports people through anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and challenges such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and eating concerns. She also addresses specific topics like attachment struggles, blended family stress, caregiver burden, and body image worries.
Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. Clients set the pace and pick areas to work on, and she offers straightforward tools and gentle feedback to help them move forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything LaDonna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online work
LaDonna commonly uses Existential Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online practice. Existential Therapy helps people name values and face life choices, which can be useful for stress, grief, and major transitions. Client-Centered Therapy centers conversations on what matters most to the client, offering space to be heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets specific thinking patterns and behaviors, giving clear steps to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This collaborative stance means the therapy pathway is shaped by the client's needs and preferences, not a fixed protocol.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t desirable. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, written reflection, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and can fit work, caregiving, or school commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with relationship and parenting issues, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, as well as challenges like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, eating concerns, and anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, focusing on listening and following the client's priorities while offering practical tools for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with people on relationship, family, and individual concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; 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.
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