Barb takes a holistic and collaborative approach to therapy, honoring her client’s unique background, strengths, and personal story. Her attachment-focused, trauma-informed, and neuroscience lenses provide the foundation for therapy. Working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with a variety of issues, Barb finds that healing looks different for each of us and is often achieved through various activities and sources. Sometimes, a walk in nature, a messy art technique, or a quiet moment of mindfulness can be therapeutic. Slight shifts frequently produce enormous impacts.

Barb works with people of all ages and from every walk of life. Life can often feel overwhelming and unbearable. If you feel stuck,  overwhelmed, confused, or angry, know nothing is wrong with you; your nervous system is simply trying to protect you. You don’t need to navigate this alone. Maybe you have been so focused on others that you stopped recognizing your needs. Maybe you are thinking, how did I/we get so lost? Perhaps you’re struggling with a recent loss or a new life transition.

Barb’s passion for helping others find peace and live their best lives fuels her practice.  Together, you will set goals, work through struggles, and gain a better understanding of your internal world. 

Everyone deserves to feel empowered, to make choices that align with who you are, and to live a life that feels authentic to you. If you need support in this journey, Barb is here, ready to offer insight and belief in your ability to heal—until you can fully believe it yourself. 

Barb Flanagan, LPC, NCC (Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor), is passionate about helping people navigate life’s challenges while improving their mental health and well-being. As a seasoned professional, business owner, wife, and mom, her diverse experiences have shaped her empathetic and understanding approach. She earned her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bradley University and holds an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School.