About Barbara and her practice

“The reward of this work is in making a deep empathic connection with those who are seeking therapy and wanting to make important life changes. You CAN live a more genuine and happy life and experience more joy.”

Do you crave a life filled with passion, joy, purpose, and ease?

Do you find that your family, your job, your relationships, your mindset undermines your ability to live the life you want? Are anxiety, obsessions, depression, or addictions a source of daily stress?

Therapy helps you make meaningful change, releasing you from suffering and pain. This collaborative journey allows us to work together to address the challenges you face and help you begin a journey toward happiness.

I use an integrative approach, and draw upon Western psychology and Eastern mindfulness and meditative practices. I focus on solutions, and see an ethnically and culturally diverse group of clients that includes families, individuals, couples, and groups.

The human spirit is resilient. By seeking to understand yourself and achieve healing, you're already halfway there. I aim to help you achieve your goals by working with you to become your best possible self .

How Psychotherapy Can Help

To truly develop your emotional and psychological potential, one needs to feel understood. Many people do not experience this in childhood, therapy can give you another chance to help you feel heard and understood. My goal is to listen to your concerns , your fears and hopes and dreams, and understand and facilitate you in achieving your life goals and ambitions.Therapy does work!

What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist

The hopefulness and resilience I have seen in my clients is amazing and humbling. I am constantly moved by the hopefulness of the human spirit. I use a collaborative, active approach and adopt a variety of techniques to help my clients. I am an involved and caring therapist who is very invested in one's continued healing and growth towards happiness. Therapy does work !

SCHOOL: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

YEAR GRADUATED: 1977 MASTER OF CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER :License number 6801013805 MICHIGAN

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST / License number 410005507 Michigan

FINANCES

COST PER SESSION: $190

SLIDING SCALE: YES

I see patients fee for service and do accept some insurances, though not all - please call my bookkeeper to register with your information, plus insurance information before we meet. She will be able to tell you if your insurance covers my services

BOOKKEEPER: MARY JO SCHEIVE @ 219.926.8320 EXT 104