Greetings, and thank you for considering me as your counselor! My name is Grant Barlow, and I’m a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor living and working in the Chicago-land area.
First, a bit about my experience. During my six years in the mental health field I’ve worked with a wide variety of clients, all with different backgrounds and unique concerns. Some of my more recent experience has been working with individuals who have few resources or external support. From this experience, I’ve learned how critical it is to draw out a person’s inner-strengths and abilities to help them reach their goals or manage their concerns. I believe that each individual is, in many ways, the chief expert on themselves. It’s my goal to align with them, so I can better coach and guide them to find solutions.
Secondly, some information about my approach. With each client, I approach using a person-centered model. This means I work hard to foster a trusting relationship as we identify areas of specific focus. My approach tends to be solutions-oriented, while also drawing quite a bit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I’ve also received training in adopting different modes of spirituality into counseling, if this is something that is of interest to you. Whether you’re dealing with recent stressful life transitions, anxiety or depression, relational concerns, addiction, trauma, or any other challenges -- I’ve found that having a counselor present can be monumental in helping a person regain purpose, joy, and vitality in life.
The first step can oftentimes be the most intimidating, so again I say thank you for your courage and willingness to take that first step. I look forward to working with you soon.
Professional experience
6 yrs in practice
Stress and anxiety Motivation, self esteem, and confidence Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue
Additional areas of focus:Coping with addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Sleeping disorders, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Codependency, Emptiness, Family problems, Men's issues, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Grant Barlow. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Grant makes me feel heard. I have helpful advice from him and look forward to my sessions.
Written on Jun 16, 2022 after therapy with Grant for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Grant is understanding, kind, and helps me manage my anxiety with a variety of tools. He helps me understand the underlying issues of my fears and anxieties.
Written on Jun 06, 2022 after therapy with Grant for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, and adhd
Grant has been super helpful. Over the last few years we have worked on many of my issues. Thank you again for everything!
Written on May 25, 2022 after therapy with Grant for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Grant has been a great therapist and made me feel very comfortable. He listens, is attentive, a good communicator, and had very helpful tools and resources to recommend throughout my therapy journey. I truly appreciate his positive approach, and I've had a very insightful and growth oriented experience!
Written on Feb 09, 2022 after therapy with Grant for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I've had the pleasure of working with Grant over the past 4-5 months and I've greatly appreciated his insightful/empathetic support. Our weekly session allowed for consistent follow-up with room for growth each week. I also appreciated Grant's patient approach and how well he understood/helped me work through complex situations. I would highly recommend working with Grant and appreciate that we were able to connect through BetterHelp.
Written on Jan 03, 2022 after therapy with Grant for 5 months on issues concerning depression, and relationship issues
Great expert that creates a comfortable environment for mental health progress. He listens and provides expertise to help you on your self help journey.
Written on Dec 30, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and career difficulties
Grant’s expertise, open and calm demeanor has continued to truly help me. A better understanding of what I have going on. How I’ve been able to process and make sense of things wouldn’t be possible without his great sense of listening and how he explains things. I’m truly grateful.
Written on Dec 30, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
Grant is great. Very practical advice to implement and does make you feel very well heard and acknowledged. Highly recommend
Written on Nov 09, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Grant was the perfect counselor for my situation. There was a balance of him guiding me and letting me realize important points on my own and following through on how to maximize these realization to help me in my situation. He's very professional but at the same time I felt safe and comfortable discussing my concerns, like I'm talking to a friend.
Written on Oct 26, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Grant has been a great asset in my life. Listens to me and creates a safe place for me to dig deeper and reflect.
Written on Oct 17, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 2 months
Working with Grant has been a wonderfully insightful, transformative experience. Grant is a fantastic listener and consistently makes me feel heard, valid, and safe to express my thoughts and feelings. My relationships have changed for the better since I started our sessions, and I have obtained a stronger, deeper understanding of myself and my strengths/weaknesses. Grant has guided me to advocate for myself and my wants/needs, which is hugely valuable and necessary. I always appreciate our sessions and the weekly prompts that engage different thinking methods. Thank you so much for your time, insight, and thoughtfulness, Grant!
Written on Sep 22, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 2 months
My first experience with BH and I am very thankful of the quality of care that has been offered to me through Grant's expertise.
Written on Sep 01, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, and adhd
In just a few sessions of working with Grant Barlow, I noticed significant improvement of my mental health. He has helped me to find solutions to some of the most difficult traumas I’ve dealt with. Grant is beyond professional, compassionate, and goes above and beyond to make sure you feel heard and understood. I feel so fortunate to be working with him.
Written on Aug 29, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Grant is very empathetic and really tries to take the time to understand what I’m going through. I feel like he’s very approachable and non judgemental as a therapist.
Written on Aug 27, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 4 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues
Grant is very open and kind. A great listener with practical guidance that helped me through a really tough time. Highly recommended!
Written on Aug 13, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I have truly benefitted from counseling with Grant. I am very thankful for his perspectives regarding things we discuss each and every time we talk. Grant has been the most beneficial to me thus far in my fifteen years of dealing with severe anxiety and working through childhood trauma, as well as other things. I look forward to our regular discussions as I take away something new each time. Very grateful.
Written on Aug 10, 2021 after therapy with Grant for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Wonderful man. Fantastic listener. Help was critical in recovery
Written on Sep 03, 2020 after therapy with Grant for 1 month on issues concerning anger management, and compassion fatigue
Grant is the first counselor I've been to and he was so open and helpful introducing me to therapy. He was a great listener and guided the conversation so naturally!
Written on Jul 30, 2020 after therapy with Grant for 1 month on issues concerning depression, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Grant always listens to me and helps me work through my issues by giving me new perspective. He’s always quick to respond and I appreciate his willingness to be flexible.
Written on Jun 24, 2020 after therapy with Grant for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes
Grant truly puts himself in your shoes, and tries to understand you by asking questions you didn’t even think of. Kind and understanding are two words I’d use to describe Grant, and would recommend him to anyone willing.
Written on Feb 13, 2020 after therapy with Grant for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and compassion fatigue
He listens when you need to talk, tries to understand how you’re feeling and where you’re coming from, is polite and respects boundaries.
Written on Feb 03, 2020 after therapy with Grant for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and self esteem
Would you like to write a review for Grant Barlow?
Your review of Grant Barlow would be greatly appreciated.
We will share your review with Grant Barlow, and it may be posted on our website, Grant Barlow's profile, or used in online marketing. To protect your identity, your name will not be associated with the review. Posts may be edited to remove identifying information.
Please provide a review for Grant Barlow
Thank you for submitting a review
Your feedback is very important, and we'll carefully review it to continue improving the therapy experience for everyone who uses BetterHelp.
Cookie Consent
We process personally identifiable information ("PII") and personal health information to conduct our business and provide you with effective service as described in our Privacy Policy. Some data processing and sharing is required for our product to function and cannot be disabled. If you click 'I agree', we may also share PII with third party advertising partners to deliver more relevant ads and with analytics partners to improve our services. To learn about who we share your data with and why or to opt out, go to Sharing settings.
To write a message, first send or discard the audio message.
Write a message...Write a note...Let clients know in advance that you will be taking notes and type softly so they are not distracted during the session.
