Barbara Chopyk, LCSW
Therapist in Pennsylvania
Barbara Chopyk is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, career challenges, and depression.
- License CW024107, 44SC06404400 · Pennsylvania, New Jersey Expires February 2027, August 2026
- NPI 1487163192 · national registry
- Experience and languages 8+ years in practice English
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About Barbara
Barbara Chopyk is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, career challenges, and depression. She brings eight years of hands-on experience and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
She uses clear, practical approaches in sessions so people can name what they are feeling and try new ways of coping. Conversations are straightforward and paced to match each person's comfort.
Background and approach
Barbara encourages people to speak honestly about their thoughts without feeling judged. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, and she incorporates methods that help process difficult memories and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also addresses relationship patterns such as attachment and commitment concerns, and helps with communication problems and codependency when these show up for individuals.
Barbara draws from several approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, and the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are part of the picture. She explains techniques plainly and helps clients try tools between sessions so progress can be practical and visible. Sessions may feel like a series of small experiments focused on what helps in daily life.
People who want clear steps, emotional support, and a collaborative plan may find her style helpful. She practices in Pennsylvania and offers services in English.
Credentials
- LCSW (Pennsylvania)
- License CW024107 · expires February 2027
- LCSW (New Jersey)
- License 44SC06404400 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1487163192 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Barbara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Barbara names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Barbara names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Barbara integrates approaches that help people understand feelings and try practical changes. The Gottman Method is used to identify interaction patterns and improve communication when relationship issues are part of someone's concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning skills to accept difficult thoughts while taking steps toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches clear techniques to shift them and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt the plan as progress happens.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can fit therapy into busy lives. Video lets for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing work between sessions. These options make it easier to attend regularly and to use techniques in day-to-day moments.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career difficulties, and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, abandonment, codependency, communication problems, chronic illness, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using clear techniques to change thoughts and behaviors. Sessions aim to name problems, try small experiments, and build skills for everyday life.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of professional experience working with people who face trauma, mood concerns, and life stressors. Her experience includes addressing both emotional and practical challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with PA LCSW and NJ LCSW credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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