LaDonna Barner, LMFT

LaDonna Barner is a licensed mental health professional in Mississippi, practicing as an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship concerns, resolve family conflicts, and address parenting challenges while also supporting clients working on motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.

Her approach centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed honestly. She emphasizes collaboration, listening carefully to each person’s story and tailoring support to the needs that emerge in session. This helps clients explore patterns, develop practical skills, and build greater clarity about next steps.

LaDonna recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and acknowledges the effort involved in reaching out for help. She aims to make the first steps manageable and to partner with clients as they work toward clearer goals and more effective ways of relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

LaDonna Barner draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotionally-focused therapy to support clients in an online format. Client-centered therapy emphasizes respect, empathy, and active listening to help people explore their values and priorities and to build confidence in their own resources. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is often used to address anxiety, low mood, and stress by teaching concrete coping and problem-solving skills. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) attends to emotional experience and attachment patterns, helping individuals and couples understand relational cycles and improve closeness and communication.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and LaDonna works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques from these approaches to match the client’s pace and priorities, and reassesses the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with LaDonna offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. This format makes it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into a busy life, and access support from Mississippi without needing to travel to an office.