Mary Jo Barrett, MSW provides advanced training, consultation, and mentorship for clinicians and organizations working in high-impact, high-stress settings, including child welfare, private practice, residential and community-based treatment programs, and teaching and training facilities. Her offerings are grounded in the Collaborative Change Model and draw on decades of experience in trauma treatment, family violence, and complex relational systems. Through courses, workshops, supervision, and consultation, Mary Jo supports clinicians in strengthening clinical skills,deepening systemic thinking, understanding compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma, and sustaining ethical, effective practice in demanding environments.

Mary Jo Barrett, MSW offers private, trauma-informed coaching for individuals, couples, and families seeking depth-oriented support. Her coaching work is collaborative, relational, and grounded in decades of experience with trauma, family violence, and complex life transitions. Mary Jo specializes in the very complex and emotially challenging areas of family dynamic. She is one of the fields leading experts in Intrafamilial Sexual abuse and Incest. Her approach is highly successful and focuses a strength based model in even the most distressing areas of family life. Designed for those looking for thoughtful guidance, reflection, and sustainable change, this work supports healing, resilience, and clarity in relationships and personal growth. Coaching sessions are available in Evanston, Illinois and virtually.

Mary Jo Barrett, MSW offers consultation and speaking engagements for organizations, agencies, and professional audiences seeking thoughtful, trauma-informed perspectives on complex relational and systemic challenges. Drawing on over four decades of clinical, teaching, and leadership experience, her consultations and talks integrate practical tools, real-world case insight, humor, and a collaborative framework that supports resilience, ethical practice, and sustainable change. Engagements are tailored for conferences, agencies, legal and social service settings, educational institutions, and interdisciplinary teams, and are available internationally and virtually.