Kelsey Barrett

Clinical psychology doctoral candidate with 4 years of experience in evidence-based intervention, clinical documentation, multidisciplinary collaboration, participant screening, data management, literature reviews, and professional writing. Skilled in working with children, adolescents, and adults presenting with psychological and medical concerns in inpatient, outpatient, and research settings.

Advanced Psychotherapy - UF Health Psychology Specialties Clinic - Gainesville, FL

(2024-02)

Provided over 300 supervised hours of evidence-based individual psychotherapy to adults and children with psychological, behavioral, and medical concerns, including anxiety, depression, OCD, insomnia, chronic pain, trichotillomania, smoking cessation, cancer, liver cirrhosis, and adjustment to medical illness to reduce distress, support behavior change, and improve symptom management.

• Develop individualized case conceptualizations and treatment plans based on presenting concerns, medical history, psychosocial context, patient goals, and ongoing symptom monitoring
• Administer and interpret psychological questionnaires to assess baseline symptoms, monitor treatment progress, guide treatment planning, and evaluate response to therapy
• Document clinical care through progress notes, treatment plans, risk assessments, diagnostic impressions, and updates to treatment goals

Graduate Research Assistant and Interventionist - Health Promotion Lab at the University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

(2022-08 - 2025-06)

Conducted eligibility screenings to assess participant fit with study inclusion and exclusion criteria. Assisted with NIH-funded research projects evaluating technology-based and in-person behavioral interventions to promote weight loss and long-term weight maintenance.

• Co-led telehealth behavioral weight loss intervention groups for 34 adults with obesity over 16 weeks, following the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) model
• Conducted individual telephone-based extended care intervention sessions, providing ongoing support and guidance for 23 participants
• Produced detailed summary reports for weekly group supervisions, summarizing participant progress, challenges, and adherence to the intervention protocol
• Offered peer supervision to co-leaders of the intervention groups, ensuring consistent delivery of the intervention and fostering professional development among colleagues
• Performed data cleaning, and preliminary data analyses to support ongoing research aims
• Supported manuscript, grant, and intervention material development by conducting literature reviews, synthesizing relevant findings, and assisting with drafting, editing, and formatting

Advanced Practicum - UF Health Psychology Specialties Clinic; UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Gainesville, FL

(2024-08 - 2025-08)

Rotations: Bariatric Surgery; Outpatient/Inpatient Psycho-Oncology; Inpatient Rehabilitation Psychology. Provided over 100 supervised hours of psychological assessment and intervention services to adults across outpatient medical psychology, psycho-oncology, and acute inpatient rehabilitation settings.

• Conducted pre-surgical bariatric evaluations, psycho-oncology evaluations, and inpatient rehabilitation intake assessments with medically complex adults, reviewed medical records, and administered and interpreted psychological questionnaires, to develop case conceptualizations, diagnostic impressions, and treatment recommendations with a multidisciplinary care team
• Communicated clinical findings and recommendations through reports, consult notes, and interdisciplinary team collaboration to support patient-centered care, treatment outcomes, rehabilitation engagement, and discharge planning

Core Practicum - UF Health Psychology Specialties Clinic - Gainesville, FL

(2023-08 - 2024-08)

Rotations: Neuropsychology; Outpatient Lung and Heart Transplant and Inpatient Liver Transplant; Child/Adolescent Assessment. Provided over 50 supervised hours of psychological assessment services to pediatric patients presenting with learning disabilities, ADHD, ASD developmental delays, behavioral concerns, academic difficulties, and 125 supervised hours to adult patients presenting with solid organ transplants, Long COVID, and memory concerns.

• Conducted comprehensive assessments using medical record review, semi-structured clinical interviews, psychological questionnaires, behavioral observations, and standardized testing
• Administered and scored measures of cognitive functioning, academic achievement, attention, executive functioning, language, phonological processing, memory, visuospatial skills, motor functioning, and performance validity to identify cognitive and academic strengths, weaknesses, and clinical concerns
• Wrote 21 integrative reports summarizing assessment findings, diagnostic impressions, and recommendations for patients, families, caregivers, and medical teams

Master of Science - Psychology - University of Florida (2024-08)

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science - Biology, Psychology - University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) (2021-05)