Robert Barrett , LCSW

Robert Barrett is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of professional experience and a long history of working with adults and families in Florida. He has been licensed in Florida as a clinical social worker (LCSW) since 1996 - the LCSW credential denotes a Licensed Clinical Social Worker qualified to provide psychotherapy and clinical assessment. He also holds a Master of Social Work degree from Florida International University and completed post-graduate training as a clinical sexologist, and he is a state of Florida certified sex therapist qualified to address sexual function and sexual behavior concerns.

Throughout his career Robert has provided counseling and psychotherapy for a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depressed mood, relationship difficulties, personal and job-related stress, and other life challenges. His professional background includes leadership and program roles - he served as clinical director of the Southwest Florida Employee Assistance Program and as Program Director for the Human Services Foundation of Lee County, and he spent ten years as the student behavioral health counselor at Florida Southwestern State College, Punta Gorda campus. He has been a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy since 2001.

In clinical work he emphasizes a strength-based, solution-focused brief therapy approach that helps clients build practical solutions grounded in present circumstances and future goals. He integrates cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to identify and shift underlying thought patterns that contribute to distress. His focus is on helping individuals and families navigate difficult transitions with a sincere, supportive approach aimed at achieving meaningful, attainable change.