| Melinda Carlisle, M.A, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, #MFC43877. I received my Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, CA in 2001 and I have been practicing as a Therapist in a variety of settings for approximately 7 years. I am a certified mediator and coach, a clinical member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a professional member of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Additionally, I am currently receiving specialized training in the evidence based treatment of Anxiety Disorders from UC Berkeley, and have received the highest level of training as a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Trainer from Behavioral Technology in Seattle, Washington: www.behavioraltech.com. |
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| Most recently I have formed South Bay DBT Associates, www.southbaydbt.com, a group of independent practitioners who will operate as a consultation team in providing DBT services to the residents of Silicon Valley. My background is diverse. I began my career as a project management consultant to technology companies in the Bay Area for over 10 years. I then went on to form my own organizational development and change management firm, Silicon Valley Executive Advsiory and Counseling, LLC in 1999. The scope of that work has changed over the years and now consists of a full range of services including executive leadership development, employee career counseling, employee assessments and team building (team building), sexual harassment counseling, interpersonal skills workshops and psychotherapy. I completed my clinical practicum at the Salvation Army where I conducted counseling with individuals and their families in alcohol and drug addiction recovery programs. I also held a position as a staff counselor for Achieve Kids in Palo Alto where I provided therapy to autistic, mentally retarded, and seriously emotionally disturbed children www.achievekids.org. I completed my clinical internship with Christian Counseling Center in San Mateo as well as the Process Therapy Institute in Los Gatos where I became a Certified Process Therapist in 2003. There I gained extensive clinical experience working with high risk adolescents in the public school system. I launched my private practice in 2006 and my office is conveniently located in San Jose near the corner of the Alameda and Hedding, just off of Highway 880. | |
| 1885 The Alameda Suite # 120 San Jose, CA 95126 Voicemail: (408) 893-4032 Fax: (408) 448-1828 mcarlisle@criticalpathcounseling.com |