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Giselle T Fernandes, LCSW

Social Work
Psychology
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Giselle T Fernandes

Social Work
Psychology
Giselle Fernandes, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor for the AHN Chill Program who specializes in mental health support for children and adolescents. She has a deep clinical interest in addressing anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma, offering compassionate, evidence-based care tailored to the unique needs of young individuals. Giselle employs a variety of approaches, including Gestalt therapy, psychodynamics, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy, and trauma-focused CBT. She earned her master’s in social work with a focus on mental health from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She also holds a master’s in psychology of education from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Additionally, Giselle has specialized training in mental health and is a certified Gestalt therapist. She welcomes patients ages 5 and older.

Age Groups Seen

Child, Adolescent, Adult, Older Adult

Languages Spoken*

Spanish
Portuguese
English

*Our providers self-report what languages they speak. All AHN practices have interpretive services available.

Expertise

parent child relations therapy
anxious somatic responses therapy
anxious somatic responses counseling
child parent attachment assessment
mental health disorders
pervasive developmental delay
addiction with co-occurring disorders
functional neurologic disorder
smartphone addiction disorder
problematic interactive media use (pimu)
obsessive compulsive personality disorder
heller syndrome
disinhibited attachment disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) testing
dysthymia
video game addiction
dissociative disorders
paranoia and delusional disorders
anxiety
antianxiety medical management
anorexia counseling
hyperactivity
social anxiety disorder
obsessive compulsive and related disorder due to another medical condition
depressive disorder due to another medical condition

Credentials

Medical School

  • University of Pittsburgh