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Barnaby B. Barratt, PhD, DHS, FAPA, ABPP
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Telephone: 928.925.8775
Career Highlights
- Clinically licensed in Arizona, California, and Michigan; Barnaby offers consultations and therapy for individuals and couples in Yavapai County, Arizona (Prescott). He also offers telephone and email consultations across the country.
- Well known for his work as a therapist, Barnaby has been elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Psychology. In 1996, he was awarded the prestigious diplomate status by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He continues to give lectures and lead workshops around the country and overseas.
- Barnaby is currently Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology at Northcentral University (Prescott Valley), and Director of the MA/PhD program in Somatic and Spiritual Psychology at the International University of Professional Studies. He is also a Mentor/Advisor to graduate students at Prescott College.
- Before moving to Arizona, Barnaby was in private practice for over twenty-five years in Southfield and Farmington Hills (Michigan), and he held the distinction of being a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst with the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute.
- Barnaby is a certified psychoanalyst and dynamic psychotherapist, as well as a nationally eminent sexuality educator and sex therapist. He is also an ordained minister for his work facilitating meditation practices on the tantric spiritual path.
- Formerly, Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, also Director of Human Sexuality, Wayne State University (Detroit).
- Formerly, Founder and Director, Midwest Institute of Sexology, offering clinical, educational and research services.
- Formerly, Chair and Core Faculty in Somatic and Clinical Psychology, Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.
- Past President, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, 2004-2006, and currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Association of Sexual Energy Professionals, as well as being Co‑Chair for Research with the U.S. Association for Body Psychotherapy.
Professional Accomplishments
- Barnaby earned his first doctorate in developmental and clinical psychology from Harvard University; his second doctorate in clinical and educational sexology from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality; and his postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan's Neuropsychiatric Institute.
- In 1976, he was honored for his scholarship by being elected to the University of Michigan's Society of Fellows. In 1993, he was elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association; in 1996, he was awarded the American Board of Professional Psychology’s diplomate and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Psychology. Barnaby is a Life Member of the American Philosophical Association, a longstanding member of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, and a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association. He is certified in Adult Psychoanalysis by the American Psychoanalytic Association, and is an active member of the International Psychoanalytic Association. He is a practicing member of both the International Association of Yoga Therapists and the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy, and has served as national Secretary of the Association of Sexual Energy Professionals.
- Barnaby is certified as a Sexuality Educator and as a certified diplomate in Sex Therapy by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and served on this organization’s Board of Directors from 1997 to 2006, being elected as its President from 2004 to 2006.
- Author of six books, and about seventy scientific and professional papers, articles and reviews, Barnaby has also held positions on the Editorial Boards of twelve national and international scientific and professional journals. His fifth book, Sexual Health and Erotic Freedom, was published in 2005 by Xlibris.
- Barnaby is frequently sought as lecturer and consultant, locally and nationally, on such topics as sexual education, the treatment of sexual distress or difficulty, the diversity of contemporary sexual practices, issues of sexual rights, and tantric spirituality.
- Finally, Barnaby has studied tantra for over thirty years, and now offers workshops and personal consultations in tantric spiritual practices. The author of The Way of the BodyPrayerPath: Erotic Freedom and Spiritual Enlightenment (Xlibris, 2004), this aspect of his work is described on the website at www.CenterForTantricSpirituality.org as well as in another book, What is Tantric Practice? (Xlibris, 2006).
Personal Information
Barnaby was born in England, and has lived and traveled in India, Tibet, China, and Thailand. He is the father of one adult son, and stepfather of two adult stepdaughters. Barnaby is an active member of Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Green Party. He serves on the national Board of Directors of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation.
“I believe that a relationship that is caring, competent and confidential creates the best context in which healing may be facilitated. Along with compassion and an open heart, I try to offer all my clients, patients, and students, the best of me in the service of their personal growth.” Barnaby B. Barratt.
Barnaby B. Barratt, PhD, DHS, FAPA, ABPP
Email:
Telephone: 928.925.8775
Marsha Anita Rand, MS, CST
Email:
Telephone: 928.308.6400
Career Highlights
Current Positions
- Marsha is highly trained and credentialed as a Counselor, Coach, Sex Therapist, and Tantric Practitioner-Facilitator. She specializes in medical family therapy, shamanic practice, and energy healing. Marsha offers personal consultations and healing to individuals, couples and families. She is co-founder of the Center for Tantric Spirituality, with Dr. Barnaby B. Barratt. See www.CenterForTantricSpirituality.org.
- Licensed, Marriage and Family Therapist, in North Carolina, since 1999, specializing in Medical Family Therapy, as well as psychotherapy and counseling with individuals and couples. Marsha has had successful private practices in North Carolina and California.
- Marsha is an ordained nondenominational minister for her practice of tantric spirituality; with Barnaby, she occasionally facilitates celebrations (including weddings), memorials, and rites of passage.
Major Previous Positions
- Private practice in North Carolina, providing counseling services for individuals, couples, and families; specialty areas include medical illness, grief and bereavement, and other personal and family transitions; also offering workshops and seminars on topics related to relationships, sexuality, and spirituality; 2002-2005.
- Case Manager Supervisor, Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare.
- Clinical Assessment Specialist and Therapist, Barium Springs Home for Children. Resident Counselor and Mental Health Therapist, Thompson Group Home and Samaritan Counseling Center.
- Extensive experience with counseling HIV/AIDS patients, their partners and families.
- Extensive experience working in hospice settings with terminally ill patients.
- Extensive experience with Christian ministry and community development.
Professional Education and Accomplishments
- Born and raised in North Carolina, in early adulthood, Marsha trained and was active in Christian ministry, receiving associate and bachelor degrees in religion and pastoral counseling, as well as raising her three children.
- In 1995, Marsha moved to Florida, gaining clinical experience in working with diverse groups, and earning a Masters degree in Medical Family Therapy. Marsha subsequently worked extensively in hospice settings and in clinics for HIV+ patients, their partners and families. Moving back to North Carolina, she specialized in therapeutic services for emotionally disturbed children and their family, and was an advocate for children in distress.
- In 2002, Marsha established a private practice in North Carolina, counseling individuals, couples and adults, and using her skills in psychotherapy and medical family therapy, as well as systems theory. She began to specialize in sexuality issues, and earned the prestigious Certification in Sex Therapy from the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists in 2005.
Personal Information
Having been involved in meditation and spiritual practice for many years, Marsha initiated herself on the tantric path in 2005. She subsequently undertook extensive training as a shamanic practioner. Partnered to Dr. Barnaby B. Barratt, she is the mother of three adult children, and grandmother of two young girls.
“Meditation is the spiritual practice that unites and harmonizes body, mind and soul into a lively celebration of our divinity. In my ministry, I work and play with the energies of the divine, and devote myself to the intention to facilitate the personal growth – psychologically, emotionally, and somatically – of all those who seek my services.” Marsha A. Rand.
Marsha Anita Rand, MS, CST
Tantric Facilitator and Therapist
Email:
Telephone: 928.308.6400
Annie Bernkrant, MSW, LCSW has worked for many years as a parent educator and as a psychotherapist for adults and adolescents. She specializes in helping individuals who have suffered trauma and those who are challenged by compulsions, unhealthy habits, and other emotional issues. She also has experience offering career and life coaching to students and older adults in transition.
Contact Annie at 928-273-5202 or email .
Rosaleen Runnalls, MSW, LCSW has worked as a psychotherapist for many years, specializing in helping senior citizens as well as younger adults suffering from depression and anxiety. She has special experience with grief work and with helping families challenged by chronic or terminal illness. Active as a Christian psychotherapist, her methods include counseling, meditation, prayer and relaxation, focused on the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
Contact Rosaleen at 928-440-2786 or email .