Barbara Pherribo Counseling

01/19/2022

Ten Week Virtual "Healing the Child Within" workshop starts Feb. 3rd.
This ten session workshop (based on Healing The Child Within book) focuses on effects of growing up in a dysfunctional family and the healing process for childhood trauma. Participants “dig deep” into memories from their family of origin to rediscover and reconnect with the “inner child”. Through weekly reading assignments and interactive discussions, participants share their stories and connect with others in a supportive group setting. By recovering the “inner child”, participants begin to reduce the enduring effects of childhood trauma and start to heal the fear, confusion and unhappiness of adult life.
The HCW Workshop will meet virtually on Wednesdays from 7 - 9 pm. Participants will need to purchase the Healing the Child Within book by Dr. Charles Whitfield. Workshop fee is $375 and $200 deposit due at registration. Contact barbara@barbarapherribocounseling.com or call 919-274-4742 to schedule intake appt.

09/29/2021

Ten week Zoom Fall/Winter Rebuilders Divorce Recovery Seminar, based on Dr. Bruce Fisher's bestselling book, Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends, starts Oct. 13th. Class will meet on Wed. nights on Zoom from 7 - 9 pm. Participants may reserve a spot in the class by scheduling intake appointment and paying $200 deposit. Seminar fee is $350 and participants will need to purchase the Rebuilding book and workbook. Contact barbara@barbarapherribocounseling.com to register.

06/08/2021

Ten Week Loving Choices Seminar starts June 23rd

Tame your “inner critic” and calm your “outer critic”
Revisit your family of origin and heal your wounded “inner child”
Reconnect with your creative, adventuresome, playful “inner children”
Discard “adaptive survivor behaviors” from childhood (i.e. perfectionist, over-responsible) that are no longer working
Take off masks & become “friends with your feelings”
Grow and develop your “wise nurturer”, an unconditionally loving and accepting part
Learn how to balance your “internal parts”, integrate thinking with feeling
Develop a loving, nurturing relationship with yourself
Learn to give yourself what you didn’t get, instead of seeking this from others
Develop your true, authentic self and improve your relationships

Contact Barbara to register. Seminar fee is $350 for ten 2 hr. sessions. $200 deposit due at registration. barbara@barbarapherribocounseling.com or 919-274-4742.

03/04/2020

The Spring Loving Choices Seminar has been postponed. Updated details to be posted as soon as these are available.

Tame your “inner critic” and calm your “outer critic”
Heal your wounded “inner child”
Reconnect with your creative, adventuresome and playful “inner children”
Discard behavioral patterns from childhood that are no longer working
Take off masks & become “friends with your feelings”
Develop your “wise nurturer”, an unconditionally loving and accepting core part
Learn to balance these internal parts and to integrate thinking with feeling
Develop a loving, nurturing relationship with yourself
Learn to give yourself what you didn’t get, instead of seeking this from others
Develop your true, authentic self and build stronger connections and greater intimacy

The Loving Choices Seminar will meet on Thursday nights from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Cary office, from April 2nd through June 11th. Fee is $375 for ten sessions ($200 deposit to reserve a spot) and includes Loving Choices book set.

Contact Barbara at 919-274-4742 or via the link below to
schedule an intake appointment to register.

Major Decisions, Empty Nest, Caregiving Issues, Career Issues, Work/Life Balance, Redefining Your Life's Purpose, Finding Joy!

01/07/2020

Ten Week “Healing the Child Within” Workshop
starts January 27th
The HCW workshop (based on Dr. Whitfield’s book, Healing The Child Within) focuses on the effects of growing up in a dysfunctional family and the healing process for childhood trauma. Participants “dig deep” into memories from their family of origin to rediscover and reconnect with the “inner child”.

Through weekly reading, homework assignments and interactive discussions, participants share their stories and connect with others in a supportive group setting. By recovering the “inner child”, participants overcome the enduring effects of childhood trauma and begin to heal the fear, confusion and unhappiness of adult life.

The HCW Workshop will meet on Mondays from 6 – 8 pm at the Cary office from 1/27 – 3/30. $375 fee includes Healing the Child Within and A Gift To Myself book set. Participants may register with $200 deposit. Contact Barbara to schedule intake appointment.

https://www.barbarapherribocounseling.com/ - workshop overview on Groups/workshops page.

12/01/2019

We have a few spots remaining in upcoming Fall/Winter Rebuilders seminar. Class will start Thurs., Dec. 5th and will meet from 6:45 - 8:45 pm in Cary.

09/29/2019

Ten week Fall/Winter Rebuilders Divorce Recovery Seminar, based on Dr. Bruce Fisher's bestselling book, Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends, starts Dec 5th. Class will meet on Thurs. nights from 6:45 - 8:45 pm in Cary. Participants may reserve a spot in the class by scheduling intake appointment and paying $200 deposit. Seminar fee is $375 and includes Rebuilding book set. Contact barbara@barbarapherribocounseling.com to register.

09/13/2019

Fall Rebuilding Support Group will meet Sept. 24th – Nov. 5th in Cary

This group will meet weekly on Tues. from 6:00 - 7:30 to provide support for coping with issues related to separation, divorce or the ending of a love relationship. The Rebuilding support group offers a safe place to share feelings, to meet others who are in similar situations and to receive information on a variety of topics related to separation and divorce. Many participants in the Rebuilding support group will continue the journey of divorce recovery by participating in the ten week Fall/Winter Rebuilders Seminar, which starts Nov. 21st. Participants interested in the seven week Rebuilding support group may register with a $100 deposit, payable at the intake appointment. Participants in the Rebuilding support group must commit to attend a minimum of five out of seven groups. Weekly session fee is $25. Contact barbara@barbarapherribocounseling.com to register.

08/02/2019

The Ten Week Loving Choices Seminar starts Sept. 5th

Tame your “inner critic” and calm your “outer critic”
Heal your wounded “inner child”
Reconnect with your creative, adventuresome and playful “inner children”
Discard behavioral patterns from childhood that are no longer working
Take off the masks & become “friends with your feelings”
Develop your “wise nurturer”, an unconditionally loving and accepting core part
Learn to balance these internal parts and to integrate thinking with feeling
Develop a loving, nurturing relationship with yourself
Learn to give yourself what you didn’t get, instead of seeking this from others
Develop your true, authentic self and build stronger connections and greater intimacy

The Loving Choices Seminar will meet on Thursday nights from 6:45 – 8:45 pm at the Cary office, from Sept. 5th through Nov. 14th. Fee is $375 for ten sessions ($200 deposit to reserve a spot) and includes Loving Choices book set.

Contact Barbara at 919-274-4742 or via the link below to
schedule an intake appointment to register.

Major Decisions, Empty Nest, Caregiving Issues, Career Issues, Work/Life Balance, Redefining Your Life's Purpose, Finding Joy!

01/12/2019

Start the New Year making Loving Choices! The Loving Choices Seminar (based on Dr. Bruce Fisher's bestselling book) starts Feb. 7th. The class will meet on Thurs. nights from 7 – 9 pm through April 11th in Cary. Early bird registration will continue through Jan. 31st. Early birds will receive the Loving Choices book set included with their registration. Seminar fee is $375, participants may register with a $200 deposit, with balance due in 30 days. Contact Barbara to schedule registration appt.

What will I learn in the Loving Choices class?

Tame your “inner critic”, calm your “outer critic”

Revisit your family of origin and heal your wounded “inner child”

Reconnect with your creative, adventuresome and playful “inner children”

Discard “adaptive survivor behaviors” from childhood (i.e. perfectionist, over-responsible) that are no longer working for you

Take off the masks & become “friends with your feelings”

Grow and develop your “wise nurturer”, an unconditionally loving and accepting voice/your inner core

Learn how to balance these “internal parts” and integrate thinking with feeling

Develop a loving, nurturing relationship with yourself

Learn to give yourself what you didn’t get, instead of seeking this from others

Improve your relationships and develop your true, authentic self

Learn to use the self-encounter, Dr. Fisher’s amazing tool that will help you navigate ANY situation in life more effectively

Learn about and work on personal boundaries in relationships

Build stronger connections and greater intimacy
Learn about the loving choices process

Learn how to make loving choices every day day from now on

https://www.barbarapherribocounseling.com/

12/19/2018

This is a great article about high functioning depression. Many people don’t recognize this in themselves or others.

Most people don't realize that I am struggling.