Heal your past.
Nurture your future.
Evidence-based therapy and reparenting tools to help you build emotional security from the inside out — for yourself and your family.
EI’m Dr. Lara Barbir, Psy.D. — clinical psychologist, author of EMDR for Depression, faculty of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and creator of the Reparenting Course. My work helps people heal generational wounds so they can live and parent with greater confidence, connection, and compassion.
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Feeling triggered or disconnected? Start with this brief Inner Child Soothing Script — your free guide to calming your nervous system and reconnecting with yourself.
Therapy with Lara
For individuals in California seeking EMDR or trauma-informed therapy.
Reparenting Course
For new and aspiring parents ready to break generational cycles and attain inner security to raise emotionally secure children.
My upcoming book, EMDR for Depression: Overcome the Trauma That Drives Your Symptoms, explores how unresolved trauma shapes our emotions — and how a journey toward acceptance using mindfulness, self-compassion, values clarification, and EMDR tools can heal the roots.
Coming March 1, 2026.