Mindy Szelap, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience working with children, teens, and families in pediatrics. I received my Masters in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. I spent almost two decades in Bay Area Children’s Hospitals, including Stanford Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Oakland, and UCSF. I am also a lecturer in UC Berkeley Public Health Family Advocacy Program. Currently, I am a Faculty at the National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute, teaching mental health providers, pediatricians, and medical specialists nonpharmacological interventions for pain, anxiety, and chronic medical conditions in children and teens. 

In addition to offering SPACE , I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, OCD, depression, and pediatric chronic illness and pain. I utilize evidence based treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure/response prevention, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), strategic therapy, internal family systems (IFS), and clinical hypnosis. I also work extensively with families of young children to interrupt anxious patterns before they take hold. My background is strongly rooted in pediatrics, child and adolescent development, and behavioral therapies.