Barbara Schmanski

If the idea of sitting perfectly still, making constant eye contact, and only talking about your feelings sounds intimidating, Barbara gets it.

Therapy can look a lot of different ways. That might mean talking things through, fidgeting, coloring, crocheting, or having a fur baby make a surprise appearance during a telehealth session.

Barbara’s goal is to create a space where clients can show up as their authentic selves and feel comfortable engaging in therapy in ways that actually work for them.

• Neurodivergence

• Trauma

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Relationship difficulties

• Life transitions

• Military family concerns

• Executive functioning

• Sensory needs

Barbara takes an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from person-centered, psychodynamic, and strengths-based perspectives.

Her work may also incorporate psychoeducation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and collaborative problem-solving.

Barbara places particular emphasis on sensory and environmental accommodations and executive functioning strategies, helping make the therapeutic process more accessible and supportive for each individual client.

As a military spouse herself, Barbara understands how constant change, uncertainty, and transition can affect a person’s stability, identity, relationships, and sense of home.

She is passionate about supporting military-connected clients as they navigate those experiences with greater understanding, flexibility, and support.

Barbara is also bilingual in English and Spanish.

Barbara is a Resident in Counseling and works with children, teens, adults & couples.

She is currently especially interested in continuing her training in EMDR and somatic-based therapies.

Barbara hopes to deepen her understanding of how these approaches can support trauma processing and help clients develop a stronger connection between mind and body.

Barbara firmly believes there’s a playlist for every mood, and there’s a pretty good chance she already has one.

She’s also a big reader, especially when it comes to fantasy, thrillers, and mysteries. One favorite is Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, which she loves enough to have a tattoo inspired by the series.

When she needs to recharge, Barbara enjoys time with her husband, close friends, and two dogs, getting lost in a good book, or heading to the gym to work through some nervous energy.