Dr. Sarah Barnes

Biography

Sarah Barnes is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and a core member of the medical staff at Yale New Haven Hospital. She is a clinical psychologist with a focus on providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) across various age groups including children, adolescents, and adults. As the Director of Adult DBT Services, she oversees clinical operations including the DBT intensive outpatient program and various outpatient DBT groups. Dr. Barnes has previously split her time between the Adult DBT program and the Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program. She is also involved in the Yale Psychology Doctoral Intern Program, serving on the Executive Training Committee and actively engaging in teaching and mentoring psychology trainees. Her research interests include the development and implementation of measurement-based care (MBC) initiatives to evaluate treatment outcomes and improve quality of care, especially within the Adult DBT and Adolescent Intensive Services.

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