Dr. Barsness holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology – Los Angeles, a Masters Degree (M.A.) in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, a Postgraduate Certificate in Family Studies from the Los Angeles Family Institute and has completed an intensive training program in Psychoanalytic Theory from the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies. Dr. Barsness also holds a Clinical Associate Professor appointment at the University of Washington in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences. Prior to coming to The Seattle School, Dr. Barsness was Director of Clinical Training at Seattle Pacific University. He has also taught at Fuller Theological Seminary and Antioch University. His primary interest is in the intersection of psychoanalytic thought and theology. He is a member of the American Psychological Association; the Christian Association of Psychology, the Center for Object Relations and the NW Center for Psychoanalytic Study. He also enjoys forays into acting and played the part of Creon in Oedipus at Colonus.
Media Day/ 5.29.15
By Pawel Kuczynski
Media Day/ 5.22.15
Hump Day/ 5.20.15
"At the heart of pornography is sexuality haunted by its own disappearance."
- Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)
Episode #5 Michael Leach Grace, Perspective and Bloody Empathy
My guest today is Michael Leach. He is a clinical psychologist who received his training at Rosemead School of Psychology in La Mirada, California. He is the founder of the non-profit community mental health and teaching clinic, Richland Oaks Counseling Center, and has taught at the Texas School of Professional Counseling for 9 years. He is fiercely inept (his words) at administrative responsibilities and passionately in love with clinical work, and spiritually curious about a broad many things. He is married with three children who have showered him with grace for his many shortcomings (once again, his words).
Media Day/ 5.15.15
Hump Day/ 5.13.15
A question for you (and your partner).
When do you feel most alive?
For me, two instances make me feel most alive...
1. Wrestling with my son while my wife provokes us from a sometimes not so safe distance. There is something about the physicality and playfulness that makes me totally present and content.
2. Screaming down a hill on my bike with the Pacific Ocean next to me.
it was a gem.
Erin Inman
watercolor, ink