Dr. Denise Barnes Interview

For the interviewing assignment I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Denise Barnes. Dr. Barnes has more than 24 years of experience as a clinical psychologist, she went on to open her own practice, Barnes and Associates, where she hopes to bring “a holistic therapy approach” to her clients. Dr. Barnes earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley Mass., and went on to receive a Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical psychology from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. Later she completed post-doctoral work at Duke University’s Medical Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, in Durham, North Carolina , as well as serving as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. Dr. Barnes has a special interest in the geriatric (adults, elderly, senior
However you cannot have such a “tender heart” that you do a disservice to your clients, therefore many programs require that their students seek out their own personal therapy before they graduate. Before we ended our conversation she left me with these words, “If you are going to graduate school you have got to prepare to sequester yourself for a few years. Graduate school is no joke! It takes a level of maturity, concentration and dedication if you are going to be good at and enjoy what you do. Good luck!” After my interview with Dr. Barnes I can see that step needed in order to become a Psychologist take a lot of hard work and schooling, but once that is all said and done it is a very rewarding job, where you get to help many different people, from all different backgrounds. From out short interview I can tell that Dr. Barnes really enjoys what she does and she gave me a lot of great advice to help me achieve my goal of becoming a