Barry Parker, LCSW-C

Barry Parker is a Christian, husband, father, and animal lover who has worked as a therapist for 27 years and is licensed in Indiana. He holds an LCSW-C, which is a clinical social work license indicating advanced training in clinical practice. Throughout a long career in social work and therapy, he has supported people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, anger, career transitions, and a broad range of life changes.

Barry has experience with clients across the lifespan, from children as young as five to adults as old as 107. He approaches each person with the assumption that they are the expert on their own story and that they already possess strengths to draw on. His role is to help refine, define, and expand the tools someone can use to manage difficulties and move toward a more fulfilling life.

Clinically, he favors client-centered methods and integrates approaches such as emotionally-focused therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused work to tailor treatment to the needs of each person. He emphasizes the therapeutic bond as a key element in effective work and aims to communicate in straightforward, down-to-earth language rather than relying on clinical jargon.

Because of personal trauma, Barry notes he is not a good fit for the LGBT+ community. He also does not accept cases with active court involvement or situations involving child abuse with DCF involvement. Outside of therapy, he is easygoing, enjoys connecting the dots to help people make sense of their experiences, and shares his home with three dogs, four cats, chickens, and rabbits. He says he will leave the light on for those who reach out.