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Kathleen A. Barry, PhD

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Kathleen A. Barry, PhD

BIOGRAPHY

Kathleen, a retired licensed psychotherapist and expert on grief, returned to the high deserts of Tucson in 2017 after enjoying close to 40 years in Southern California. She has published a variety of writings about women, grief and loss on her website www.whispersofwisdom.com.

She is currently working on a children’s book about the loss of a parent. It’s called “Are There Hot Dogs in Heaven” and is forthcoming from Weeping Willow Books.

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Publications

Doctoral Dissertation

DEVELOPING A CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF AUTHORITY WHILE FOLLOWING THE CALL OF VOCATION:  A STUDY OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE WOMEN OF THE IMMACULATE HEART COMMUNITY

Developing a critical consciousness of authority while following the call of vocation:  A study of lessons learned from the women of the Immaculate Heart Community How do eight former Catholic nuns who are members of a…
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Articles

The Crossroads of Aging

Posted on May 23, 2023
The following article is an excerpt from CAMFT’s California Therapist magazine March-April 2006. The Crossroads of Aging:   The Meeting of Character by Kathleen Barry, M.A., PhD, MFT. I can remember as an intern when my supervisor…
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BOOKs

COMING SOON!

“Are there Hot Dogs in Heaven?” – A book about children and grief. Coming SUMMER 2024!

presentations

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