Areas of special interest and expertise: Eating Disorders & Substance Abuse
Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, and obesity)
Substance abuse (alcoholism, cocaine, crack cocain, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, and other opiates as well as prescription medications.)
General Practice: Mood disorders including major depression and bi-polar disorder, anxiety and panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma, grief & loss, relationship issues, GLBT-related issues, difficult childhood behaviors, co-dependency, and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse.
Services include individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Other services also include psychological testing, driver's license evaluations, court-ordered evaluation including MIP's and level of care recommendations, and Bariatric surgery evaluations.
Licensure/Certification:
PhD, LPC, CAAC
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Advanced Addictions Counselor
Barbara Homrich, PhD, LPC, CAAC is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and holds a Certification as an Advanced Addictions Specialist in the State of Michigan. She is the Substance Abuse Program Director at Claystone Clinical Associates, PLC, and has been treating addictions for more than 15 years. Dr. Homrich facilitates an Eating Disorders Group (CTED sponsored) for patients and families at Forest View Psychiatric Hospital, and is a consultant and lecturer with Kentwood Family Physicians. She has extensive experience in the field of mental health and co-occurring disorders, and is known for her clinical contributions in the field of addictive behaviors, and is the author of Autonomy Disturbance: A Psychological Characteristic in Anorexia. ISBN: 978-3-639-02739-6, available worldwide.
Population Served:
Children 8 yrs. and older, adolescents, and adults.
