Barbara Ballash, PsyD
Dr. Barbara Ballash is a Post-Doctoral Psychology Fellow currently working towards independent licensure in Ohio. She is supervised by Dr. John Glovan in clinical practice.
Dr. Ballash provides therapy and formal psychological testing assessment for individuals 5 years and older. She has long-term experience in providing cognitive behavioral therapy as well as skills and approaches from dialectical behavioral therapy to treat mood disorders, trauma, personality dysfunction, behavioral problems, and ADHD.
Dr. Ballash has provided both psychological therapy and assessment since 2002 in rural West Virginia and is enjoying working with individuals in Ohio as she completes her post-doctoral internship. She looks forward to becoming independently licensed as a psychologist in Ohio.
Dr. Ballash earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from West Virginia State College, two master’s degrees in psychology from Marshall University of West Virginia, and a PsyD through Capella University. She has worked as a behavioral health social worker in West Virginia, a transitional therapist for residential treatment with Catholic Charities in Cleveland, and as a licensed psychologist in West Virginia.
Contact
Position:
Clinical Therapist and Formal Psychological Testing Provider
Address:
8224 Mentor Ave, Suite 208
Mentor Ohio 44060
Email:
bballash@behavioralwellnessgroup.com
Phone:
440-392-2222 EXT 408
Fax:
440-565-2349
Testimonials/Reviews
Testimonial Disclosure Statement: Testimonials herein are unsolicited, anonymous and are received after care has been received in an attempt to assure healthy therapy relationships and confidentiality.
"Barb has offered me excellent resources, is a fantastic listener, challenges my thinking when I need it, incorporates my learning style when introducing new concepts, is empathetic and has a delightful sense of humor. I really don’t know how I would have survived the past year without her guidance. What a blessing she has been!"
"Hello Barb, I’m feeling very blessed on my first day back (to work). You’ve been incredible. You've changed me forever and I’m so grateful."
Articles
What’s Your Boundary
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Improving Your Well-Being: Positive Psychology and The PERMA Model
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The Bloodline Divorce: What is it? Why Does it Happen? – How to Cope
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Navigating End of Semester Stress
“Ugh, I have so many final exams to study for. I have to pack for winter break too and still maintain taking care of my health”. This is often one of the many thoughts college students experience as the end of the semester approaches. The words “finals week” and “stress” are almost always used in the same sentence during this tough time of the semester. Although there are many stressors among college students such as finances, living on their own…
“I WAS TRYING TO ACT NORMAL…”
I heard this piece of a conversation between two friends as I jogged by them in the park the other day, “I was trying to act normal…” Then I passed them but not without being prompted to consider what that really means. So many of us appear “normal” or even beautiful, talented and rich such as the late Kate Spade. Yet many of us struggle with fitting in, appearing normal or masking our struggles. I facilitate the mental health, Dialectical…
Ten DBT Techniques for Anxiety
Anxiety can be divided into two basic areas, as first discussed by Sigmund Freud “Appropriate and Inappropriate Stress”. Anxiety can occur over situations or threats that occur and cause our brain to go into “Fight or Flight” syndrome. This is when the sympathetic or limbic system becomes aroused and creates many symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, nervous feelings, panic feeling, sweating, shortness of breath, and many other well-known symptoms. This can also occur when a situation is a real threat…