Melvin Barnes, LCSW, ACSW, ACHP-SW, BCD, has more than 37 years of clinical and administrative experience in the fields of geriatrics, psychiatry, health and physical rehabilitation, and clinical social work and supervision.
A board-certified diplomate in clinical social work, he is licensed to practice clinical social work and psychotherapy in the state of Florida, Kentucky, and New Mexico. He is also certified by the Academy of Certified Social Workers and holds advanced certification in hospice and palliative social work and is a Board-Certified Telehealth Professional.
Mr. Barnes has held several positions throughout his decades-long career.
He is a former adjunct University of Southern California, Susan Dworak-Peck, School of Social Work, teaching online courses in integrative seminar and field practicum. He is also a former adjunct instructor at the University of Central Florida's School of Social Work, where he taught courses in social work research, clinical practice, and program development.
As a psychotherapist with former private practices in New York and Florida, Mr. Barnes has been as an Eclectic practitioner, applying evidenced-based psychotherapy techniques and interventions to the individualized treatment plan of his clients, helping to reach their goals.
SPECIALTIES
• Death, Dying and Bereavement
• Grief
• Compassion Fatigue
• Issues of Aging
• Stress, Anxiety
• Depression
• Addictions
Clinical approaches:
Strength-Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution- Focused Therapy
SERVICES OFFERED
Messaging, Live chat, phone, and video
First Name
Melvin
Last Name
Barnes
Therapist ID
Bio
Life’s ebbs and flows may at times challenge us both physically and mentally. What may have helped or hindered us to feel safe and whole in childhood, may or may not have supported us during our teens, young adult lives or in our sunshine years as an elderly person. Hence along this continuum of life from birth to death, we naturally attempt to maintain coping with life’s stressors. Perhaps you have experienced a recent event or feeling in your life continuum, and you are not sure how to deal with it. I look forward to working with you.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Visually impaired, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
FL LCSW SW7453
KY LCSW 255029
NM LCSW C-11243