Charles Barringer, Psy.D. Counselor, Coach, Health Consultant

International Online Private Practice
Dr. Charles Barringer is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience in the field of health and well-being. He is an experienced counselor, coach, mediator, and health consultant. Dr. Barringer earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus, and completed an internship at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Both are APA approved programs. Dr. Barringer has worked as a psychotherapist in two university-based counselling centers, as a community health psychologist with the Chicago Department of Public Health for 9 years and as the Chief Staff Counselor for with three different United Nations agencies for 10 years in Africa and Europe. Dr. Barringer has also designed and led a wide range of workshops on health-related topics and is an expert in mediation and conflict management. He has a history of success working with individuals, couples, small groups and families, and employs a wide range of assessment tools to help clients better understand themselves. His areas of clinical expertise include evidence-based cognitive-behavioral and psycho-dynamic therapies for mood, anxiety, adjustment, trauma and substance use disorders, stress and crisis management, personal growth and development, and managing chronic mental illness. He has worked with people from many different cultural and ethnic back grounds including expats, travelers, and military and civilian personnel assigned to difficult overseas missions. He employs a client-centered humanistic model that respects the unique needs and aspirations of each client. His goal is to help clients solve problems and improve how they manage and overcome the health and life challenges they encounter. He provides both longer-term and short solution-focused counseling and consultations.