About

Barry Jay, Ph.D.

A Wealth of Experience in
Traditional Psychotherapy

I have been helping people change since receiving my Ph.D. in 1977. My training included a one year internship at the Judge Baker Guidance Center, an affiliate of the Harvard Medical School.

I worked at the Hawthorn Center, a state hospital for children in Northville, MI. for 17 years. As the Chief of Inpatient Psychological Services I was a consultant to hospital staff on difficult to treat children. Holding a senior staff training position at Hawthorn’s APA approved internship program for psychologists, I was cofounder of the family therapy unit there. An adjunct instructor at the Wayne State Medical School from 1981-1994 I taught a 9 month class to psychiatric residents on the psychodiagnostic assessment of children. I left that position 15 years ago and have been working in private practice in West Bloomfield since that time. I provide patients with a list of psychiatrists or consult with their physician when medication is indicated. 

My work with the University of Missouri International Psychosocial Trauma Center included trips to Bosnia, Kosovo and Pakistan to train teachers to identify and work with traumatized children. I was honored to receive the Humanitarian of the Year Award from that organization in 2003.

Attention deficit disorder, depression, and anxiety are the most common presenting problems for patients seen in my West Bloomfield practice.   I specialize in brain optimization and other non-medication treatments for anxiety, depression and ADD. An IMAGO relationship therapist with a strong background in cognitive behavior therapy, I offer specific techniques to help couples and families resolve conflict. I am a Level 1 certified EMDR practitioner, a technique used in the treatment of trauma.