LaDonna Barner, LMFT
Therapist in Mississippi
LaDonna Barner is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people facing relationship and family concerns.
- License T0539 · Mississippi Expires September 2027
- NPI 1023764495 · national registry
- Experience and languages 6+ years in practice English
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About LaDonna
LaDonna Barner is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people facing relationship and family concerns. She aims to make starting therapy easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most to them. She works with issues such as parenting challenges, self-esteem and motivation, stress and anxiety, grief, and changes in life circumstances.
LaDonna also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, attention challenges such as ADHD, and problems around intimacy and communication.
Background and approach
In sessions she emphasizes listening and collaboration. LaDonna uses straightforward conversation to understand a person’s daily struggles and goals. She helps clients name patterns in their relationships and try small, practical steps to improve things between sessions.
Her approach draws on methods like the Gottman Method, which focuses on relationship skills, along with client-centered work that follows the client’s lead. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of feeling better.
LaDonna holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - with six years of experience. She practices in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English. If you want a therapist who listens and helps you make workable changes, she offers a steady, down-to-earth approach.
Credentials
- LMFT (Mississippi)
- License T0539 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1023764495 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything LaDonna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches LaDonna names
- Gottman Method
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
These are the approaches LaDonna 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
How LaDonna Uses Approaches Online
LaDonna often combines relationship-focused strategies like the Gottman Method with client-centered care to help people improve communication and emotional connection. Gottman-informed work emphasizes specific skills for handling conflict, rebuilding trust, and increasing positive interactions, which translates well to conversations over video or phone.She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers on listening closely and following the client’s priorities. This approach helps clients feel heard and supported while they identify goals they want to work toward in sessions conducted by video, phone, or text formats.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. LaDonna will work with each person to identify which methods fit their situation and preferences. She treats that choice as a collaboration, adjusting techniques as goals evolve and trying practical steps together.
Online sessions offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and emotional work, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging is an option for brief updates and ongoing support between sessions.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does LaDonna address?
She works with relationship and family concerns, parenting questions, self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy matters, eating and anger issues, bipolar and depression, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens without judgment and helps clients name patterns and try practical changes between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of relational and mental health concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
LaDonna holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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