You don’t need a therapist who just understands trauma. You need one who understands you.

About Me

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Barb Nasser-Gulch, MA, LPC

I’m Barb Nasser-Gulch, a trauma therapist who works with adults who are thoughtful, self-aware, and often frustrated that they still feel stuck despite everything they already understand.

You may know where your patterns came from.

You know you overthink. You know you people-please. You know you stay too long, second-guess yourself, or struggle to trust your own judgment.

You may have read the books, done therapy before, worked on boundaries, tried to make healthier choices, and promised yourself you would stop repeating the same patterns.

And still, something keeps pulling you back.

That is where our work begins.

Therapy with me is warm, direct, and collaborative.

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I ask questions. I notice patterns. I make connections. I’ll tell you what I’m seeing, and I’ll offer ideas, strategies, and direction when they’re useful.

But we won’t stop at what you should do differently.

We’ll also get curious about why doing something different can feel so hard, even when you already know what would be healthier.

Sometimes that means looking closely at the beliefs and relationship patterns underneath what keeps happening.

Sometimes it means building new ways of responding in the present.

Sometimes it means slowing down and working with what your nervous system has learned to expect.

And when it fits, we can use EMDR to help process experiences that still feel unfinished.

We start with what you already know and go deeper into what keeps pulling you back.

Curious? Let's Talk.

What I want for you.

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I want you to trust yourself more.

To stop talking yourself out of what you know.

To recognize when something hurts without immediately explaining it away.

To care deeply about other people without disappearing into them.

To make decisions because they are right for you, not because they create the least discomfort for everyone else.

And to feel more at home in your own life.

The goal is not just to understand yourself better. It is to live differently because of what you understand.

Ready to talk?

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I offer online therapy to adults throughout Michigan and Ohio.

$225 per session.

Free 15–30 minute consultation.

Schedule a free consultation.