WELCOME!!
It's okay to realize that life has a mysterious quality to it,
it has an element of uncertainty,
it's okay to realize that we do need help,
that calling out for help is a very generous act
because it allows others to help us and it allows us to be helped.
Sometimes we're calling out for help.
Sometimes we're offering help,
and then this hostile world becomes a very different place.
~ Rebecca Solnit
Welcome to The Shiftless Wanderer, the website for Robin Barre Counseling and Consultation Services. One of the more common perceptions of a person who "wanders" is that he or she is shiftless, without purpose. The temptation is to get that person on track, steer him or her toward some purpose, get the person busy doing something.
However, here at The Shiftless Wanderer I want to highlight and reclaim the importance of wandering, taking one's time, moving slowly, and meandering. We live in a culture that pressures us to "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" The unspoken (and sometimes spoken) message is we must be busy to be successful, if we don't know where we are headed or how to get there then something is wrong with us.
I believe that healing and wholeness come from the sometimes difficult work of just being with ourselves ~ in all of our amazing, wondrous, and shadowy being. Counseling, support groups, and expressive arts are avenues for the deep exploration of the self, Please use the menu at left to explore the services I offer that might fit for you and the work you are interested in exploring.
I serve Coupeville, Greenbank, Freeland, Langley, and Clinton on Whidbey Island, and the north Puget Sound area at my Everett office.
However, here at The Shiftless Wanderer I want to highlight and reclaim the importance of wandering, taking one's time, moving slowly, and meandering. We live in a culture that pressures us to "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" The unspoken (and sometimes spoken) message is we must be busy to be successful, if we don't know where we are headed or how to get there then something is wrong with us.
I believe that healing and wholeness come from the sometimes difficult work of just being with ourselves ~ in all of our amazing, wondrous, and shadowy being. Counseling, support groups, and expressive arts are avenues for the deep exploration of the self, Please use the menu at left to explore the services I offer that might fit for you and the work you are interested in exploring.
I serve Coupeville, Greenbank, Freeland, Langley, and Clinton on Whidbey Island, and the north Puget Sound area at my Everett office.
Counseling and Consultation Services
I offer counseling services for adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I provide consultation services for educators, schools, and service agencies and organizations. I also facilitate a journaling process I call The Ariadne Journal. Please see the menu at left for more information regarding these services.
I offer counseling services for adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I provide consultation services for educators, schools, and service agencies and organizations. I also facilitate a journaling process I call The Ariadne Journal. Please see the menu at left for more information regarding these services.
Copyright of artwork on all pages belongs to Robin T. Barre.
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