Faculty

Meet Dr. Barnaby B. Barratt

Current Positions

• Director and Founder, Midwest Institute of Sexology — offering clinical, educational and research services to promote sexual health, healing, and happiness.
• Past President of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) — Dr. Barratt has served on the national Board of Directors since 1997.
• Professor of Clinical and Educational Sexology — Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (San Francisco).
• Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology — Northcentral University (Prescott Valley, Arizona).
• Director of the MA/PhD program in Somatic and Spiritual Psychology — International University of Professional Studies.
• Formerly Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University; and Director of Human Sexuality, Wayne State University (Detroit).

Professional Accomplishments

Barnaby Barratt received his first doctoral degree in developmental and clinical psychology from Harvard University; his second doctoral degree in clinical and educational sexology from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality; and his postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan's Neuropsychiatric Institute. In 1976, he was honored for his scholarship by being elected to the University of Michigan's Society of Fellows.

In 1993, he was elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. In 1996, he was awarded the American Board of Professional Psychology's diplomate and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Psychology.

Barnaby is the author of six books and about eighty scientific and professional papers, articles and reviews. He has held positions on the Editorial Boards of eleven national and international scientific and professional journals.

In recent years, Barnaby has been a frequent lecturer, locally and nationally, on topics concerning sexual education, the treatment of sexual distress or difficulty, and the diversity of contemporary sexual practices.

Barnaby has studied tantric spirituality for over thirty years, and offers workshops and private consultations in these practices of spiritual-sexuality. Visit centerfortantricspirituality.org for more information on this aspect of his work.

Professional Credentials

• Licensed Psychologist, State of Michigan
• Licensed in Arizona, California, and Michigan
• Certified Sexuality Educator and Sex Therapist, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
• Certified Psychoanalyst, American Psychoanalytic Association
• Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
• Fellow of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Psychology
• Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
• Life Member of the American Philosophical Association
• Member of the International Psychoanalytic Association
• Member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists
• Member of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy

Service and Affiliations

• Past President, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (2004-2006)
• Board of Directors, Association of Sexual Energy Professionals
• Co-Chair for Research, U.S. Association for Body Psychotherapy
• National Board of Directors, Woodhull Freedom Foundation
• Member, Amnesty International (since 1964)
• Member, American Civil Liberties Union
• Member, Green Party

Personal Mission

"Sexuality is the source of all creative, spiritual, emotional, and relational growth. Yet, too often, sexual pleasure becomes the focus of shame and guilt, the center of our most secret conflicts, and the area in which we have been most deeply hurt and wounded. Since overcoming the pain of my own childhood, I have been committed to helping others achieve their potential for sexual health, healing, and happiness. It is my intention that those who seek my expertise will find me available, helpful, and caring." — Barnaby B. Barratt