John Barr, Ph.D.

Through the use of ACT in combination with a trauma-informed framework, John explores a client’s relationship with their own difficult internal experiences as an effort to determine how their reactions to distress are interfering with who they want to be. Renegotiating this relationship with one’s internal world plays a central role in therapy. These efforts are further supported with connection across difference, through the exploration of upbringing, socialization, and unique cultural experiences that have set the stage for a client’s struggles, as well as for their resilience and individuality.

John’s sessions are meaningful and challenging, yet often playful through expression of humor and discussion of the natural sufferings of humanness that afflict us all. Stigma is lovingly challenged at every opportunity within the room, and therapy often cultivates increased self-understanding, compassion, and fun.