Dr. Krista Barbera, NJ Psychologist 35SI00647900

Dr. Krista Barbera is a doctoral-level psychologist who combines clinical training with a broad range of life experiences to support adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar-related issues, and other life changes. Holding a New Jersey psychologist license (NJ Psychologist 35SI00647900), she brings eight years of professional experience across academic, correctional, community/business, inpatient, and outpatient settings. Her work has included adults, adolescents, and some pre-teens, though her current professional focus is individual therapy with adults.

Krista pairs a cognitive behavioral therapy orientation with an openness to integrate techniques from other theoretical approaches when it benefits a client’s progress. She emphasizes respectful, empathic, and compassionate engagement, offering objective feedback, practical skills, and clinical insight to help people cope, find greater balance, and pursue meaningful goals. Her background outside of clinical work - as a wife, mother, church worship leader, and former secondary English teacher - informs her perspective and her ability to relate to diverse life roles and responsibilities.

She is also a PsyPact credentialed provider, which allows her to offer telehealth services to clients in states that participate in the PSYPACT interstate compact. Prospective clients are encouraged to review the current PSYPACT map if their primary residence is outside New Jersey to determine eligibility for telehealth sessions. If her clinical approach and experience align with a person’s needs, she welcomes inquiries to explore a potential match.