Supervision & Consultation for Adolescent Therapists
Dr. Robin Barre, PhD, is a depth psychotherapist, trauma specialist, and IFS-Institute approved consultant who has spent nearly 30 years working with adolescents. She offers clinical supervision and consultation for adolescent therapists, individually and in groups.
Deepen your work with adolescents, with someone in your corner.
The therapists who work with adolescents are some of the most dedicated people around. But skill alone can only carry you so far when the work is this demanding, and this solitary. Sound familiar?
Holding complex, high-stakes cases on your own, with no one to think them through with
Adolescent clients who resist, test, or go quiet, and no clear map for meeting them
The gaps your graduate training left around working with teens
Second-guessing your calls with high-risk or complex-trauma clients
Burnout, and the quiet weight of vicarious trauma
None of this means you are not good at your work. It means this work is genuinely hard, and no one should carry it alone. That is what supervision and consultation are for.
Which path is right for you?
Two ways to work with Robin. Supervision is tied to licensure and your state. Consultation is about deepening your skill with adolescent clients, and it is available anywhere.
Clinical Supervision
Accrue supervision hours toward licensure with an approved supervisor. For associate and licensed therapists in Washington and Virginia.
Consultation for Adolescent Therapists
Sharpen your work with teen clients, wherever you practice and whatever your modality. Individually or in a group.
Consultation for Adolescent Therapists
Adolescence is its own territory, and most graduate programs barely map it. Consultation with Robin fills those gaps, whether you are newly licensed or years in, an IFS therapist or not. Available to therapists nationally and globally, for anyone working with clients roughly 12 to 23.
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Telling normal adolescence apart from pathology
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The essential nature of adolescence
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The process and practice of validation
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Working with teen resistance to therapy
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Navigating external constraints like parents, schools, and systems
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Laws and rules for therapy with minors
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Role play and case consultation
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Individual consultation is the heart of this offering, ongoing or as needed. Group consultation is also available: form your own group of colleagues, or let Robin know you would like to join one she convenes (there is a checkbox for this on the form).
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Format: Zoom, or in person depending on location
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Session length: 60 to 90 minutes individual, 90 to 120 minutes group
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Eligibility: associate and licensed therapists and social workers
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Pricing: $160 per hour, or $240 per 90 minutes (group rates depend on size)
This is consultation, not clinical supervision, unless you practice in Washington, where Robin can serve as both.
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Decades spent learning the language of adolescence
Robin has spent her career learning the language of adolescence. Over more than 20 years as a therapist, preceded by almost a decade teaching 12 to 21 year olds, she has come to know this stage as its own territory, with its own logic, one most graduate programs barely map. She helps therapists tell everyday adolescence apart from genuine pathology, understand the essential nature of this developmental crossing, and meet teen clients as a guide and companion.
Her lens brings together depth and archetypal psychology, her clinical training, and Level 3 IFS certification. Therapists seek her out for her depth with teenagers, and they keep coming back for how much lighter and less alone the work feels with her alongside them.
"Dr. Robin Barre is the foremost expert in adolescent psychology... As an advocate for the adolescent in all of us, she understands the forgotten language of this part of life, those bridge years in between childhood and in becoming an adult, and provides guidance into how to reclaim the exiled self."
Brenda Littleton, Jungian Coach & MFT
"Robin is a sensitive, down to earth, knowledgeable supervisor with a wealth of wisdom that she generously shares with the group. We have all grown as practitioners..."
A consultation group member
"Dr. Barre's use of didactics, demonstrations, and dyadic practice facilitated more understanding of the principle of IFS and the therapeutic steps than 4 workshops with PESI did for me!"
Nancy MacConnachie, Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychologist
FAQ
Supervision is formal, tied to your state's licensure requirements, and its hours count toward licensure. Consultation is skill and support focused, open to any therapist anywhere, and not tied to licensure.
Yes for supervisees in Washington and Virginia. Outside those states, Robin can work with you through consultation, but the hours will not count toward licensure.
No. Both are open to therapists of any modality.
Over Zoom from anywhere. In-person consultation may be possible depending on location.
Supervision is $120 per hour. Consultation is $160 per hour or $240 per 90 minutes. Group rates depend on size.
No set commitment. Individual work can be ongoing or as needed.
Roughly 12 to 23, from early adolescence into early adulthood.
Start a conversation
Tell us a little about your work and what you are looking for, and Robin will follow up to talk through fit.
About Dr. Robin Barre
Dr. Robin Barre has 30 years of experience working with adolescents in various settings, from teaching high school and middle school to running a private practice. She is a Level 3 trained certified Internal Family Systems therapist and IFS Institute approved consultant. Dr. Barre earned her MA degrees in counseling and depth psychology, as well as her Ph.D. in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Pulling from her extensive experience in the field and years of research, she is dedicated to helping caregivers, practitioners, and organizations improve the lives of the adolescents they serve by refining, developing, and deepening their knowledge and approach.
Clinical Supervision
Supervision with a therapist who has spent her career with adolescents and complex trauma. Robin supports associate and licensed mental health counselors and social workers in Washington and Virginia, helping you accrue your hours while you grow into the clinician you want to be.
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Case consultation
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State laws, codes, and professional ethics
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Forms, confidentiality, and documentation
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Building and running your practice, including finances
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Tracking your direct-service and supervision hours together
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Adolescents and families with adolescents
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Suicidality and self-harm
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Complex PTSD
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High-conflict families
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Internal Family Systems
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Format: Zoom, individual or group
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Session length: 60 to 90 minutes
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Hours: count toward licensure for supervisees in Washington and Virginia (pending Robin's confirmation)
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Availability: limited, currently two to three sessions per week
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Pricing: $120 per hour (group rates depend on size)
Practicing outside Washington or Virginia? Robin can still support you through consultation, though those hours will not count toward state licensure.
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