Callie Barfield
Licensed PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
“I support clients with building self-efficacy and troubleshooting when things get in the way of change.”
Social conditions teach us that pleasure must be "earned", and that our worth is directly linked to our productivity. I am passionate about collaborating with individuals looking to find joy by identifying barriers to pleasure and rest, and developing a deeper understanding of beliefs that contribute to one's own discomfort with pleasure.
My Approach to Our Work
I am a fat positive, kink informed, Queer, Trans, Aro/Ace & polyam/ENM-affirming, sex worker-allied therapist.
I approach therapy with the understanding that you are the expert on your own life. My role is to help provide a safe environment for you to explore, feel, and make sense of your experiences and emotions.
Together, we will explore ways to increase compassion and acceptance and lean into pleasure so that we feel more prepared to better cope with these changes and stressors.
I utilize modalities such as CBT, DBT, Narrative, & Feminist Therapy to support clients in navigating the impact of systems of oppression on our lives & mental health.
I also utilize a trauma & neurodiversity informed lens in my practice.
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Callie works with individuals and couples 18+.
Together, we can work on ways to navigate:
Barriers to finding joy, pleasure, and rest
Shame and negative beliefs about self
Body image and self-worth
Boundaries and assertiveness
Executive function impairment
Emotional dysregulation
High-risk behaviors
Low motivation and avoidance
Many of my clients are experiencing a life transition- starting a new job, becoming a parent, opening up a relationship, considering divorce.
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I also provide non-clinical Embodied Intimacy Coaching for individuals, couples, and polycules looking to experience intimate and erotic healing, wholeness, and happiness in relationships and or with themselves.
Coaching is based on each client's own unique needs, desires, and orientation to the world. Methods include movement, breathwork, vocalization, and touch.
I see coaching clients at our office in Wauwatosa and virtually anywhere.
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Master’s Degree
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For therapy:
Private pay fee: “Pay what you can” ranging from $100 - $225/55 minute session
Insurance accepted: Will provide Superbills
For coaching:
Packages available; contact Callie for details on coaching pricing.
Availability in-person in Wauwatosa and virtually throughout Wisconsin