Dr. Krista Barbera, NJ Psychologist 35SI00647900

Dr. Krista Barbera meets people who are ready to make meaningful change and supports them in taking the next steps. She believes that anyone who wants to learn, grow, become healthier, or manage everyday stress can benefit from a well-matched therapeutic relationship. As a clinically trained, doctoral-level psychologist, she has worked across academic, correctional, community and business, and private practice settings, bringing a breadth of experience to her clinical work.

Outside of her professional role she is a wife, mother, church worship leader, and a former secondary English teacher. Those life roles have exposed her to many of the challenges that clients bring to therapy and inform her emphasis on wisdom, courage, and humility in seeking and accepting help. She offers knowledge and practical skills together with objectivity and insight, and she works alongside clients to help them find greater balance and well-being.

Most of her work has involved adolescents and adults, and she now focuses on individual therapy with adults while remaining comfortable addressing relationship, family, and parenting concerns in that context. She has treated a wide range of presentations, including emotional and behavioral problems, personality disorders, relationship difficulties, school and work issues, adjustment challenges, and addiction-related concerns. Meeting clients with respect, empathy, and compassion is central to her approach.

Her practice is grounded in a Christian worldview that undergirds a cognitive-behavioral orientation, and she is comfortable incorporating techniques from other theoretical approaches to help clients progress toward healthy goals. Dr. Barbera is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey (NJ Psychologist 35SI00647900) and is PsyPact credentialed for interstate telehealth when a client’s state participates in the compact; if the client’s state is not a member, therapy must be provided by a provider licensed in the client’s state of residence.