Ken Barrett, MSW, LCSW

About Ken Barrett

I have 33 years of clinical experience. I started out at Washington University School of Social Work, graduating with a MSW in 1989 and concentrating on children and youth. I went on to work at various outpatient clinics, providing therapy to spirited, inflexible children and youth.

During the course of my career, I discovered that many families functioned as one unit, with their children and youth being the "pulse" of the family and taking on the emotions of their parent(s). I learned both academically and via clinical experience that family systems theory reflected the perspective I use to see families most clearly. Furthermore, it is important to provide timely interventions in a diplomatic manner.

I went on to do a Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. This further shaped my view of children as a part of a larger unit, representing the strength, values, and conflicts that unit lives each and every day. Later, I studied at UMSL for a year while a therapist at Preferred Family Healthcare, learning Trauma Focused CBT to help teens cope with trauma.

I have worked in settings such as a psychiatric children's hospital and, presently, an intensive outpatient program providing therapy and educational groups to adults with mental illness. I feel very comfortable serving couples, families, and individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship problems, and grief. I enjoy going to the gym and exercising.

Riding my bicycle on the Katy Trail is one of my favorite activities. I write poetry and enjoy movies such as dramas, thrillers, and classics. Lastly, I enjoy old classic rock, "Yes," and jazz, such as Al Jarreau and Stanley Clark.

Services offered

• Individual Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Teen & Adult Therapy
• Virtual Therapy
• Guardian Ad Litem Consulting with Pre-Teen and Teenage Children

Concerns I work with

Adult Children with Unresolved Conflict with Family of Origin, Anxiety, Depression, Divorce & Separation, Grief & Loss, LGBT Issues, Parenting Adolescents & Tweens, PTSD, Relationship Issues, Step Family Adjustments.

Additional training

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy - Level 1 Training