Barbara Chopyk, LCSW

Licensed in Pennsylvania · 8 years in practice

Barbara Chopyk is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression.

License and registration

LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW024107 · expires February 2027
LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC06404400 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1487163192 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Barbara

Barbara Chopyk is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She brings eight years of experience to sessions and emphasizes a straightforward, compassionate style. Barbara aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person’s pace.

In sessions she invites open conversation about difficult thoughts and feelings. She creates space for people to share without judgment and helps them notice patterns that keep problems going.

Background and approach

Conversations are practical and aimed at small, doable changes that add up over time. Barbara uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She may draw on cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build psychological flexibility, or EMDR techniques when trauma memories are part of the problem.

Her approach is collaborative and adjusted as progress unfolds. She also addresses issues that appear alongside core concerns, such as attachment worries, codependency, chronic illness, or career stress. Sessions balance immediate coping skills with longer-term work on meaning and relationships.

People can expect clear goals, practical tools, and regular review of what is helping. Therapy is offered in English and provided through online formats. Barbara is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as an LCSW and combines clinical experience with everyday language to keep conversations accessible and useful.

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

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Online support

How specific approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people name their values and take small actions that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and when motivation feels low. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety and depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used to reduce the intensity of distressing memories and the emotions tied to them.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options and make decisions together based on your goals and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process means plans can change as needs evolve and things that help become clearer.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when that is useful. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or work better when bandwidth is limited. Chat and text are practical for short check-ins, reflections between sessions, or when writing helps you organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life and keep momentum between appointments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Barbara help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career issues, and depression. Additional areas include attachment concerns, codependency, chronic illness, and related issues.

What is Barbara's therapeutic style?

She uses a practical, collaborative style that focuses on clear goals and doable steps. Sessions mix conversation with skill-building and regular check-ins on progress.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Barbara has eight years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, and mood difficulties.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - PA LCSW and NJ LCSW - and practices in Pennsylvania.

Are sessions available in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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