Therapy with James Barry

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I consider it an honor to be a part of the process of another's healing and transformation.  It has been my calling since 8th grade, and a lifelong journey far beyond a career that began in 2010. This work is my passion and hobby as well. I obsess over consciousness expansion, healing, and self-improvement. This path has led me to developing a holistic practice that meets the needs of a wide variety of people and issues. I consider myself a lifelong learner or student of life.  My education continues regularly through my reading, training, and personal experiences with inner work.  I have a section in the dropdown menu titled "reading notes," where you can get some great insight and knowledge from various books I have read. There are also a few videos below to get to know me and my approach a little bit more so you can really feel out if we are a good fit to work together. 

I specialize in helping adults move through challenging transitions and transformations to become their potential. Healing from trauma (complex and single incident) is often a foundational part of this work, resulting in greater resiliency and wholeness. This allows you to get to know the Self on a profoundly deep level, and to be working in harmony with your internal system. The tools are already within. Sometimes, we just need to be shown how to access them. My approach is holistic and individualized to meet your needs, combining experiential therapies with talk therapy and rapport. It is transpersonal and integral. Branching off of the idea to "Transcend and Include," we open a brave space that welcomes all parts of you to be recognized, understood, and integrated in order to truly transcend.  

My approach is phase oriented.  Phase 1: Orientation, rapport/trust/safety building, internal resourcing and coping skill development. Phase 2: That deep work, healing, etc. Phase 3: Re-orienting to a new identity not formed around trauma.  This structure is non-linear; we may go from 3 to 2 at times.  I use a mix of modalities and techniques in sessions depending on what we are working on: EMDR, IFS (Parts Work), Brainspotting, Breathwork, Mindfulness, and CBT.  Parts work is my favorite and what I find to be the most versatile and profound.  I have an interest in ego work and shadow work, which fits in nicely with a parts work perspective.  

The truth is that we are complex and multi-faceted humans, so we need a multi-faceted approach.  A modality that helps you explore your cognitive structures is not necessarily going to help you uncover unconscious structures or somatic ailments.  Therefore, we use different modalities depending on what we are working on. I see many common health diagnoses such as anxiety and depression as more of a "symptom." We can begin with coping skills and modalities to address your symptom, though ideally we want to get to the root of your symptom, which is often a trauma that needs healing. Once we provide such healing, then there may not be a "symptom" to have to manage anymore (or as much).  

You are very capable of becoming the person that you have always wanted to be. You are very capable of healing.  Are you ready to feel how profound it is for mental health treatment to include mind, body, spirit, and shadow?

Experience Working with:

Trauma, Complex Trauma (PTSD, CPTSD)

DID, OSDD

Psychedelic integration

Anxiety and Fear

Depression

OCD

Ego Work

Shadow Work

Personal Narcissism

Dealing with the Narcissism of others

Boundary setting

Personality Disorders (BPD, NPD)

Psychosis

Schizophrenia

Spirituality

Guilt and Shame

Grief

Self-Esteem Issues

Challenging Relationship Dynamics

Autism

Clients often come to me who have put in their time with talk therapy and realize there is a wall everyone hits with that eventually. Or perhaps it is their first time in therapy and they know they are ready to jump right into that deep work. They are ready.  Experiential therapy is a completely different style of therapy.  You can talk about your issues for your entire life, feel completely aware of why things are the way that the are, yet still nothing may change.  Experiential therapy is how we create that change, find healing, and transcendence.  

I accept BCBS, Optum, United, Carelon, Quest, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, and Tufts for insurance.  I also offer sessions for longer than the therapeutic hour, though insurance will only cover that first hour. View "Chasm Retreats" section for more info on that.

Out of pocket rate: $150 per session hour

Current Openings:

Temporarily until May: Saturdays at 6:30pm and 7:30pm

Sundays at 7:30pm

Come May, these weekend evening spots will be moved to Thursday evenings at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30.

If you are signing up for the temporary weekend spots and wish for longer term therapy, do so with the plan to move to Thursday evenings come June.