As a life-long educator and professional life coach, Barry is committed to helping his students and clients to live meaningful and purposeful lives. He centers his teaching and coaching on developing personality gifts, cultivating mindfulness skills, and leveraging character strengths. He works with young adults as they grow through and graduate from college, with adults as they experience career and life transitions, and with older adults as they enter retirement and explore new opportunities. Barry’s educational background, teaching experience, and research reflect a desire to integrate the best of traditional wisdom traditions with contemporary social sciences. He has a special interest in using visual narratives to explore personal and social growth and transformation.

Barry’s credentials include: