Dr. Barbara Fritts: Clinical psychologist

Dr. Barbara Fritts is a licensed clinical psychologist who works in private practice at Walpole Behavioral Healthcare in Walpole, Massachusetts. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 2012 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, following a B.A. in Psychology, emphasis in Women's Studies, from Elmira College in 2003. Her areas of clinical specialty include perinatal and postpartum mental health, LGBTQ issues, and trauma and abuse. Barb works from a feminist-multicultural lens, always striving to be mindful of the socio-cultural context of each individual.  In addition to her work as a therapist, Barb is a writer and values this modality as her voice for teaching and mentoring, helping people understand and have compassion for one another, and social justice advocacy. Barb is working to be published in children's literature as well as in the opinion editorial sections of online publications.