MEET OUR TEAM

We are dedicated to helping you heal.

With diverse backgrounds and expertise in various therapeutic approaches, each therapist brings a unique perspective to the practice, ensuring that clients receive tailored care that meets their specific needs.

Michelle Macolino

FOUNDER/CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK/THERAPIST, LCSW-R

Michelle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience specializing in addiction, trauma, depression, eating disorders, and anxiety. She founded Clear Mind Counseling to create a compassionate, client-centered space that offers healing and support. She is dedicated to providing individualized care integrating cutting-edge treatment modalities along with mindfulness and awareness practices to provide a comprehensive, balanced approach. She incorporates both evidence-based treatments and holistic approaches to provide comprehensive care.

Committed to professional growth and dedicated to continuous and advanced learning, Michelle trained with Behavioral Tech (B-Tech) in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), further refining her approach to help clients build resilience, emotional regulation, and lasting change. DBT is an evidence-based treatment that combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness strategies to help individuals manage emotions, build resilience, and improve relationships. With a holistic and client-centered philosophy, she believes in treating the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—so they can achieve their highest potential and live a life of fulfillment and joy.

Lindsay Rojas

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK/THERAPIST, LCSW, AASW, EMDR CT

Lindsay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience helping individuals navigate life’s challenges and heal from trauma. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Notre Dame before obtaining a Master’s in Social Work and a Master’s in Canine Life Science, deepening her expertise in both traditional and animal-assisted therapies. She specializes in treating trauma, depression, anxiety and eating disorders. She is fully certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is an evidence based treatment modality that addresses trauma by undoing deep rooted beliefs and helps clients regulate and manage symptoms after traumatic events.

Whether utilizing EMDR or incorporating the healing and therapeutic presence of Dante, her canine co-therapist, Lindsay creates a safe and supportive space for healing. She believes that recovery is always possible and empowers clients to build resilience and healthy coping skills. She has witnesses, first hand, the life changing healing that occurs when people have the courage to change their lives. She is committed to guiding clients toward lasting emotional well-being and personal growth.

Lindsay Rojas

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK/THERAPIST, LCSW, AASW, EMDR CT

Lindsay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience helping individuals navigate life’s challenges and heal from trauma. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Notre Dame before obtaining a Master’s in Social Work and a Master’s in Canine Life Science, deepening her expertise in both traditional and animal-assisted therapies. She specializes in treating trauma, depression, anxiety and eating disorders. She is fully certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is an evidence based treatment modality that addresses trauma by undoing deep rooted beliefs and helps clients regulate and manage symptoms after traumatic events.

Whether utilizing EMDR or incorporating the healing and therapeutic presence of Dante, her canine co-therapist, Lindsay creates a safe and supportive space for healing. She believes that recovery is always possible and empowers clients to build resilience and healthy coping skills. She has witnesses, first hand, the life changing healing that occurs when people have the courage to change their lives. She is committed to guiding clients toward lasting emotional well-being and personal growth.

Dante

LICENSED THERAPY DOG

Dante is a seven-year-old Shih Tzu, certified therapy dog, and Lindsay’s canine co-therapist. Lindsay found Dante when she rescued him at 10 weeks old from a motel six in Aurora, Colorado. They have been inseparable since. Following that, Dante went on to pass the Canine Good Citizen and Professional Therapy Dog of Colorado tests, working alongside Lindsay to support adolescent mental health in the child welfare and foster care system.

As a therapy dog, Dante partners with Lindsay to support clients in their mental health and healing journey. Sessions with Dante look different than traditional talk therapy, involving experiential modalities and out of the box creative therapeutic interventions, such as play, games, puzzles, and obstacle courses. He works well with both children and adolescents, especially those who are animal lovers. Dante’s training and skill set allows him to emotionally attune to others, sensing when clients are anxious or depressed. Playful, gentle, and kind, he cannot resist brightening up someone’s day with a well-timed lick or a big toothy smile. Dante enjoys ending a long work day, which often consists of cuddles, zoomies, and learning new tricks, with a Starbucks Puppacino.

Dante

LICENSED THERAPY DOG

Dante is a seven-year-old Shih Tzu, certified therapy dog, and Lindsay’s canine co-therapist. Lindsay found Dante when she rescued him at 10 weeks old from a motel six in Aurora, Colorado. They have been inseparable since. Following that, Dante went on to pass the Canine Good Citizen and Professional Therapy Dog of Colorado tests, working alongside Lindsay to support adolescent mental health in the child welfare and foster care system.

As a therapy dog, Dante partners with Lindsay to support clients in their mental health and healing journey. Sessions with Dante look different than traditional talk therapy, involving experiential modalities and out of the box creative therapeutic interventions, such as play, games, puzzles, and obstacle courses. He works well with both children and adolescents, especially those who are animal lovers. Dante’s training and skill set allows him to emotionally attune to others, sensing when clients are anxious or depressed. Playful, gentle, and kind, he cannot resist brightening up someone’s day with a well-timed lick or a big toothy smile. Dante enjoys ending a long work day, which often consists of cuddles, zoomies, and learning new tricks, with a Starbucks Puppacino.