Therapy in North Carolina, South Carolina, & Ohio for Eating Disorders, Trauma, Anxiety, Grief, & More
Whether you're struggling with an eating disorder, navigating body image concerns, processing trauma, managing anxiety, dealing with grief, or experiencing daily life stressors, therapy can provide a space for healing, clarity, and support. At Barker Counseling, we offer compassionate and evidence-based online therapy for adults throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio. Specializing in eating disorders, body image, trauma, grief, anxiety, and chronic illness, we provide personalized care tailored to your unique experiences and goals. We also provide specific treatment for first responders, parents of children with eating disorders, and other mental health professionals. Helping clients build healthier relationships with themselves and others, heal from trauma, and ultimately create a life they enjoy living is our passion!
What We Do
Eating Disorder Therapy
We provide compassionate, evidence-based support for individuals struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia, ARFID, and other disordered eating patterns. Together, we’ll work to build a healthier relationship with food and body through personalized, trauma-informed care designed to support lasting recovery.
Body Image Therapy
We work with individuals to overcome negative self-image, body shame, and appearance-related anxiety in a supportive, nonjudgmental space. In our work together, we’ll build body neutrality, improve confidence, and create a healthier relationship with self-image.
Grief Therapy
Complex and traumatic grief can involve intense loss, sudden death, and unresolved grief that impacts daily life. Our compassionate therapists provide trauma-informed support to help clients process painful emotions, navigate bereavement, and find healing after profound loss.
Depression Therapy
Depression can lead to feelings of hopelessness, low motivation, and emotional exhaustion. It can be hard to get out of bed or imagine not feeling this way anymore. Our therapists help clients better understand these feelings, build coping skills, and reconnect with a sense of hope and purpose that brings fulfillment to daily life.
Brainspotting Therapy
Brainspotting is a somatic, brain-based therapy that helps individuals process and heal from trauma, anxiety, stress, grief, and other emotional challenges. It allows access to deeper parts of the brain where emotional pain is often stored. This approach can support lasting emotional healing, increased resilience, and personal growth when traditional talk therapy alone is not enough.
Anxiety Therapy
We help individuals manage overwhelming worry, stress, panic, and racing thoughts in a supportive, nonjudgmental space. Our therapists use a combination of evidence-based approaches tailored specifically to your needs to help you feel more grounded and better equipped to navigate everyday life with confidence.
Trauma Therapy
We help individuals heal from painful experiences, PTSD, and emotional distress in a safe, supportive environment. Together, we’ll process trauma, build resilience, and regain a sense of safety, connection, and emotional well-being.
Therapy for Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness can feel overwhelming, isolating, and emotionally exhausting. Our therapists provide unique support for managing stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes related to ongoing health conditions, helping you feel more supported, empowered, and connected to yourself.
First Responder Therapy
We provide confidential and compassionate support for firefighters, police officers, EMTs, nurses, doctors, and other frontline professionals facing chronic stress, secondary trauma, and burnout. Our therapists understand the unique emotional demands of helping professions and offer tailored care to support resilience and overall well-being.
Therapy for Therapists
We specialize in providing therapy services to other mental health professionals who may be navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, stress, and the emotional weight of caring for others. Our therapists provide confidential, insight-oriented care to help clinicians reconnect with themselves, strengthen boundaries, and support their own mental well-being.
Additional Offerings: Group Therapy & Intensives
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In this group, you’ll learn practical intuitive eating and body neutrality tools to break free from diet culture and heal your relationship to food and body.
Group sessions are an hour each week for 10 consecutive weeks and are completely virtual to provide the most scheduling flexibility.
This is an educational group and not an ongoing group, so it’s not covered by insurance or reimbursable via superbill. Each group cycle will have no more than 6 participants, so space is limited!
The next group cycle is TBD—fill out the Groups Interest Form on the contact page to get added to the waitlist and be the first to know when to sign up!
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In this group, parents will learn practical tools for helping their child navigate eating disorder recovery and body image concerns*.
Group sessions are an hour each week for 10 consecutive weeks and are completely virtual to provide the most scheduling flexibility.
This is an educational group and not an ongoing group, so it’s not covered by insurance or reimbursable via superbill.
Because eating disorder recovery is influenced by the broader support system, we encourage all parents who are able to attend to participate. However, we understand that every family’s circumstances are unique, and meaningful support can come from any dedicated parent! All are welcome, and every step toward learning and connection can positively impact recovery.
Each group cycle will have no more than 6 participants, so space is limited!
The next group cycle is TBD—fill out the Groups Interest Form on the contact page to get added to the waitlist and be the first to know when to sign up!
*If you feel that your child’s experience requires more tools than what is covered in group (or you just want more personally-tailored support for your family), please contact us about options for parenting intensives for navigating eating disorder recovery with your child.
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Brainspotting Intensives offer an extended, focused therapy experience designed to help you process trauma, anxiety, grief, and other emotional challenges more deeply than is often possible in a traditional 50-minute therapy session.
Many clients choose a Brainspotting Intensive when they feel "stuck," want to accelerate their healing, have limited availability for weekly therapy, or are seeking concentrated trauma treatment. Intensives provide the space and time needed to fully engage in the healing process without the interruptions that can occur when therapeutic work is spread across multiple months or years.
Because Brainspotting Intensives are longer than standard therapy sessions and don’t correspond to billable insurance codes, they aren’t eligible for insurance reimbursement and cannot be submitted for out-of-network benefits or reimbursement via superbills. Payment is self-pay only.
Fill out the Intensives Interest Form on the contact page to learn more about current Brainspotting intensive options!
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Parenting a child with an eating disorder can feel overwhelming, confusing, and isolating. Intensives are designed to help parents gain a deeper understanding of eating disorders, develop practical skills to support recovery, and feel more confident navigating challenges related to food, body image, and treatment with their child.
Many parents choose an intensive when they need more in-depth support, want a comprehensive understanding of eating disorder recovery, or prefer a focused learning experience rather than spreading information across months of sessions. While any parents are welcome, families often experience the greatest benefit when all involved parents attend together, allowing for a shared understanding and consistent approach to supporting recovery.
Because Intensives are longer than standard therapy sessions and don’t correspond to billable insurance codes, they aren’t eligible for insurance reimbursement and cannot be submitted for out-of-network benefits or reimbursement via superbills. Payment is self-pay only.
Fill out the Intensives Interest Form on the contact page to learn more about current Parenting a Child with an Eating Disorder intensive options!
We work with adults 18 years and older in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio
Meet Lauren Barker, LCMHC, LPCC
I am passionate about helping my clients reconnect with themselves and build lives they truly enjoy living. I work with concerns such as eating disorders, body image, anxiety, depression, complex grief, chronic illness, trauma, career stress, becoming a caregiver for a loved one, and relationship distress.
My specific areas of expertise include helping clients navigate recovery from an eating disorder, improve body image, create sustainable & fulfilling relationships, build self-esteem, and heal from grief and trauma. I also specialize in working with clients who are first responders, other mental health professionals, and parents to children with eating disorders!
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Offering Online Therapy in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio
Barker Counseling is proud to serve clients throughout North Carolina , South Carolina, and Ohio. Sessions are held via telehealth for more scheduling flexibility and range of care!
You don’t have to do this alone
I offer a complimentary consultation call as a simple, no-pressure way to see if we’re a good fit!