Biography:

Dr. Alyssa Mineo received her Bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama at Birmingham and her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology with Distinction from Carlos Albizu University in Miami, FL. She completed her pre-doctoral internship with Erie Psychological Consortium, where training was received through clinical rotations at Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot and Northshore Neurosciences. Training during each rotation consisted of supervised clinical practice in acute inpatient evaluation and rehabilitation, and outpatient clinical services including neuropsychological evaluations and psychotherapy. Dr. Mineo went on to complete a 1-year post-doctoral residency with Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot with further training emphasis on psychological assessment and diagnosis among a wide range of underserved populations. A great deal of training involved participation as an interdisciplinary team member with the UPMC Bariatric and Transplant teams to provide group psychotherapy, pre-surgical evaluations, and psychological intervention to their patients in need of services. Provision of services occurred in a community mental health setting and included neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapeutic treatment for individuals among diverse clinical populations such as refugees and non-English speaking clients, those with serious mental illness, and patients seeking treatment for disordered eating.

Dr. Mineo currently utilizes a solution-focused, systems-based approach to assess, diagnose, and treat individuals who present with cognitive changes due to dementia and other various neurological conditions such as MS, strokes, and TBI. Dr. Mineo has been appointed privileges to provide neuropsychological consultation services at local hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals. Additionally, Dr. Mineo provides psychotherapy to individuals seeking to overcome binge-eating and restrictive eating behaviors, as well as utilization of CBT to assist individuals in preparation for and after undergoing bariatric surgery.