About GB Counseling and Consulting

Gary Barker has provided counseling services to adults and adolescents since 2003. He earned his M.A. in counseling psychology from the University of West Georgia in 2002 following a 9-month internship at the Georgia Tech Student Counseling Center. Gary has extensive training and experience treating Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Trauma, and ADHD.

Gary is a Certified Mental Health Alternative Medicine Provider, emphasizing strategies that improve mental health through treating issues related to digestion, diet, nutritional supplements, exercise, and sleep health. 

Additionally, Gary is also certified to provide Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), an empirically-validated type of therapy designed to work with treatment-resistant trauma, depression, and anxiety.

As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Gary Barker considers therapy a path of change by way of a specific kind of partnership where clients feel understood, valued, and free to explore patterns of thoughts, emotions, conflicts, and relationships. Gary's approach to counseling is a blend of theoretical concepts aimed at resolving conflicts and refining the necessary skills to meet life's challenges.

I have been certified in EMDR for trauma since 2005.  I am a Certified Mental Health Alternative Medicine Provider, specializing in the use of functional and lifestyle medicine strategies for mental health.  For marriage counseling my work is grounded in the The Gottman Method and Schema Therapy.  For individuals I am well-versed in Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Jungian Theory, and EMDR.