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Barbara Howes, Therapist

Barbara Howes, PhD, LCSW, Therapist in Fort Collins, Colorado

Specialties:
Sexual trauma Trauma & PTSD +33
Ages Served
27-75+
Does Not Manage Medication
Provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance
Yes - View plans

About Barbara Howes (She/Her)

Barbara Howes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado who has been practicing since 1995. She has a Master’s in Social Work (clinical concentration) from Western Michigan University and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from Western Michigan University. Barbara’s philosophy is to meet people where they are in their journey and walk alongside them. She provides evidence-based individual treatment. Barbara’s approach is to work in partnership with people to identify their goals and their strengths and to build on the strengths and resources towards progress in reaching their goals. In her spare time, Barbara enjoys family, her puppy, and the Colorado sunshine!

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Individual Therapy

Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.

  • Mental health support for chronic pain
  • Sexual trauma
  • Stress from ongoing health issues
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Ability status
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Aging
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Dementia & memory concerns
  • Depression/feeling down
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Ethnic identity & mental health
  • Family conflict
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • Intense mood changes
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Medical or surgical evaluations
  • Mental health during perimenopause
  • Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
  • Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenting
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Premarital counseling
  • Race, culture & mental health
  • Retirement
  • Self-esteem
  • Stress management
  • Stress related to discrimination & social injustice

Therapy Types

  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
  • Clinical Evaluations for Medical or Surgical Procedures
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • EMDR Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parenting Support
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • Strength-Based Therapy

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Western Michigan University

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Barbara Howes, Therapist in Fort Collins, Colorado

Barbara Howes

Therapist in Fort Collins, Colorado

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