Specialty Areas: Professionals, Interventions, Intensives, Couples

Barbara has been in private clinical practice for over 20 years working with families and couples. She believes that profound change occurs through group work and she has a passion for creating safe space for connections and growth. Through developing and facilitating family programs in residential treatment facilities, she has witnessed the power of couples and families trudging through pain together and rising into healing and strength. Barbara has worked within the whole continuum of care from IOP, PHP, Residential, and Sober living, starting as unit secretary, case manager, program development, owner/director, consulting, teaching at University, and offering professional development.

After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in mental health and human services, Barbara attended Smith College School for Social Work where she earned a Master’s Degree in psychodynamically focused clinical social work. She has since trained in multiple therapeutic modalities that address healing the mind, body and spirit. Some of these modalities include Developmental and Attachment theory, Experiential Group Work, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Advanced Schema Focused Therapy, Imago Therapy, Gottman Relationship Therapy, Relational Life Therapy, Shame Resilience Work of Brene Brown- the Daring Way, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Poly-vegal Theory, Yoga Nidra meditation, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Somatic Experiencing and other trauma informed and integrative practices.

Every model she trains in she has applied in her own personal journey, she is in this with you.

You can also view Barbara’s Psychology Today profile HERE.

Phone: 678-897-9603