Clinical Team
Salina Barnett - LMHC
Training: University of Rochester (Master of Science - Mental Health Counseling), Nazareth College (Bachelor of Arts)
Salina (she/they) received their Master’s degree from the UR Warner School of Education and Human Development. Her professional interests include working with children, adolescents, families, and adults to increase feelings of control over their lives and build emotional resilience. Salina works to integrate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), and solution-focused therapies with a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach to improve clients’ overall quality of life. They specialize in clients who live with anxiety, depression, Autism Spectrum Disorders, emotion dysregulation, PTSD, mood dependent behaviors (such as self-harm), suicidal ideation, gender and sexual identity concerns, and relationship difficulties.
Before joining Mindwell, Salina spent three years working with individuals and families in community mental health and school-based settings where she provided services predominately to adolescents and adults with borderline personality-like symptoms. Prior to this, they spent three years working with children and families in a residential treatment program for youth with co-occurring mood and developmental disorders.
Originally from Long Island, Salina spends most of their time outside of work planning road-trips, watching Netflix with their cats, and cheering on the Yankees.
Areas of Experience: Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and other Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Disruptive Disorders (ODD, Conduct, etc.), Personality Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders