Bruce Barrett, LMHC

Bruce Barrett brings four decades of professional experience to his work helping people find meaning and direction through life’s challenges. He is especially interested in how individuals make sense of joyful and painful experiences alike and in supporting growth across a wide range of concerns, including addiction, trauma, relationships, grief, and life transitions. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts, he blends a narrative orientation with techniques drawn from Gestalt dream work, Gendlin's Focusing, and mindfulness-based stress management to help clients explore inner contradictions and sift through uncertainty.

Barrett trained and practiced as an associate psychologist at the master’s level in New Hampshire and Massachusetts before obtaining licensure in Massachusetts in 2012. He also worked for several years as a Certified Alcoholism Counselor in inpatient and outpatient settings, bringing both clinical experience and personal insight to addiction recovery - he is a person in long-term recovery with 40 years of continuous sobriety. That lived experience informs his respectful, nonjudgmental approach to supporting others through substance use concerns and 12-step oriented work when appropriate.

He has a particular interest in working with people on the autism spectrum and those connected to military life, drawing on family experience as a former Army Brat and third culture kid to understand the lifelong effects of growing up across cultures. Barrett approaches therapy with flexibility rather than rigidity, collaborating with each person to identify the methods and pace that best support their goals.