Therapist profile
Barbara Segreto, LCSW-R
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting
Continue with BarbaraAbout
- Addictions
- Eating issues
- Geriatric focus
About Barbara
Barbara Segreto is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, based in New York with 38 years of professional experience. She works with adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief, addictions, and issues that touch family life and parenting. Sessions address practical problems like sleep, stress, anger, and self-esteem alongside longer standing concerns including trauma, eating issues, and chronic illness.
Barbara draws on many years in inpatient, emergency, and outpatient settings. She has worked at hospitals and community agencies in New York and upstate, and has run a private practice for more than 20 years. That background informs straightforward help for people managing mental health symptoms while juggling daily responsibilities.
Her approach is evidence-focused and problem-oriented. She helps people identify what is causing strain at home or at work, chooses steps that can reduce symptoms, and checks what is working in follow-up visits. She can assist with career stress, relationship strain, and parenting challenges alongside clinical concerns such as bipolar disorder and ADHD.
Barbara has experience with aging and geriatric issues, eating disorders, caregiver stress, chronic medical conditions, and blended family concerns. She also has practiced in settings that serve people after domestic violence and other crises, bringing that experience into shorter and longer-term treatment plans.
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are accepted; confirm the current session options before booking. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Practical approaches used in remote sessions
Barbara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and everyday problems. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing alternative ways of thinking and behaving. This helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and low self-esteem by making small, measurable changes in daily routines.Another approach emphasizes skills and pacing for people coping with strong emotions, trauma, or mood instability. It includes learning grounding and stress-management strategies, improving routines, and practicing ways to reduce conflict at home. These techniques can be useful for parenting stress, grief, and bipolar mood management.
Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which techniques to try based on goals, symptoms, and what feels workable in everyday life. That plan is adjusted over time based on what helps.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that match work or caregiving schedules. It can also make telephone-only check-ins or camera sessions possible depending on what the client prefers and what the therapist currently offers.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
38+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She helps people work through parenting strain, blended family concerns, and conflict that affects household life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is evidence-focused and problem-oriented. She aims to identify practical steps and track what helps over time.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 38 years of professional experience, including inpatient, emergency, outpatient work, and over 20 years in private practice.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, practicing from New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.