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Social worker Melissa Barerra, LMSW, wearing a black blouse and smiling in front of a white backdrop.

Melissa Barrera, LMSW

Appointments: 1-512-223-5095

Education

The University of Texas at Austin, MS, Social Work

The University of Texas El Paso, BA, Communication

Biography and Education

Clinical Biography

Melissa Barrera, LMSW (she/her/ella), is a bilingual licensed master social worker and the Care Coordinator at the Amplify Center, a collaboration with the Center for Youth Mental Health at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and Austin Community College District.

Melissa received a master’s degree in social work from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at UT Austin and a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Specializations

  • Mental health

Board Certification

  • Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Locations

Locations

  • Amplify Center
    Austin Community College Eastview
    3401 Webberville Rd., Bldg. 3000, Suite 3100
    Austin, TX 78702
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