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Mikaela Frissell, LCSW

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Education

The University of Texas at Austin, MSSW

The University of Vermont, BS, Political Science

Biography and Education

Clinical Biography

Mikaela Frissell, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in UT Health Austin’s Musculoskeletal Institute. She is also a part of UT Health Austin’s Health Social Work care team. She specializes in patient-centered approaches that optimize health and social functioning, including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused counseling.

Mikaela Frissell earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from The University of Vermont and her master’s degree in social work from The University of Texas at Austin. She completed an internship in integrated behavioral health through the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System and a fellowship in integrated behavioral health through the Integrated Behavioral Health Scholars Program at The University of Texas at Austin. She has also volunteered with AmeriCorps and served as a case manager for pregnant and parenting youth in Travis County.

Mikaela Frissell has extensive experience in a variety of clinical settings. She has cared for individuals with chronic physical and mental health conditions as well as those navigating homelessness and families in crisis. She has also provided substance abuse treatment and basic needs assistance. She formerly served as an intensive clinical case manager for the Downtown Austin Community Court and has also served as a social worker for the Austin State Hospital. Her clinical interests include interventions to address depression, anxiety, crisis, and trauma as well as case management and resource navigation. She has served as a field instructor for students attending The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work and is a member Phi Alpha Honors Society for social workers.

Specializations

  • Attachment and family of origin concerns
  • Chronic health conditions
  • Crisis intervention
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Resource navigation
  • Substance abuse recovery

Board Certification

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Awards & Honors

  • Dean’s Ambassador, The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work
  • Employee of the Quarter, Downtown Austin Community Court
  • Phi Alpha Honors Society for Social Workers

Locations

Locations

  • UT Health Austin Clinics
    Health Transformation Building
    1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. A
    Austin, TX 78712
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