Dr. Barbara Birge combines a rich basis in psychological knowledge with a high degree of pragmatism.
As a psychotherapist
since 1991 and as a personal and professional coach, she loves working intensively with individuals and couples who want to
better their lives, careers and capabilities. Before pursing her interest in psychology professionally, she established a
successful career in advertising, thriving on rolling up her sleeves, identifying business problems and developing strategic
solutions. Her creative work has been honored in some of that industry’s most prestigious award shows.
This acquaintance
with two very different worlds lets Barbara understand first hand the highly competitive business arena in which many of her
therapy and coaching clients live and work. And from her years in advertising, she brings rigorous, disciplined and creative
thinking to every encounter.
Beyond her professional capacities, Barbara has dedicated her energies to numerous causes.
She has served on the North Carolina Humanities Council, the Board of Directors of the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the American
Red Cross, the board of missions of Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, and the board of directors of The Charlotte Friends
of Jung. She has been awarded the North Carolina Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service for her public service
advertising work. Additionally, she is certified by the Red Cross as a Disaster Mental Health Worker and has aided disaster
victims.
Current president of the North Carolina Society for Clinical Hypnosis, Barbara is an approved consultant of
the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis. With expertise in treating trauma, she is also certified in the use of EMDR. Furthermore,
she remains intrigued by unconscious influences in our lives and works in depth with dreams.
Dog lover, weekend painter,
haphazard gardener and travel enthusiast, she believes strongly in the importance of bringing beauty, creativity and curiosity
into our lives along with a rich dose of humor, play and pleasure.
