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LPC, LCMHC

Astra Barkley, LPC, LCMHC

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationAlabama
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Astra

Astra Barkley brings a client-centered and integrative style to her counseling, drawing on 12 years as a licensed clinician and a broader career supporting children, adults, and community programs.

Background and approach

Astra emphasizes individualized care, combining empathy with practical strategies to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her work also includes attention to multicultural concerns and support for LGBT clients.

Her background includes roles in nonprofit organizations, schools, state agencies, and independent practice, along with direct experience in foster and adoptive services and work with children who have special needs.

Astra has provided more than eight years of mental health counseling in independent practice settings and also teaches at the college level while pursuing doctoral study in counselor education and supervision. She integrates evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused techniques with motivational and existential perspectives to tailor treatment plans to each client’s needs.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on each person's experience and priorities, emphasizing empathy, active listening, and collaboration to help clients explore values and find direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress and teaching practical skills to change those patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and attention-related struggles. Motivational Interviewing is a goal-oriented method that helps resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change by exploring personal reasons and readiness in a nonjudgmental way.

Determining which approach or combination will be most helpful is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with clients to assess goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then tailors interventions accordingly, adjusting methods over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility to use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when travel or location would otherwise be a barrier. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver evidence-informed strategies, track progress, and provide timely support while adapting to each client’s preferred way of communicating.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Astra commonly address?
Astra works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Multicultural concerns are also an area of focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered, integrative approach that draws from cognitive behavioral, existential, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to meet clients where they are and build practical strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Astra has 12 years as a licensed clinician and more than eight years providing mental health counseling in independent practice, along with broader experience in nonprofit, school, and state agency settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credentials LPC and LCMHC with license details AL LPC LPC03437 and NH LCMHC 4896, and she practices from Alabama.
Does she work with non-English or international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionADHD

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Multicultural concerns

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Alabama, New Hampshire

Languages

English

What Astra can help with

Astra Barkley works with clients on stress and anxiety, parenting issues, self esteem, depression, and ADHD.

Astra works with children, adults, and families in nonprofit sector, school setting, state agencies, and independent practice.

Astra works with children with special needs.

How Astra approaches therapy

Astra's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Astra is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Alabama.