Mental Health Practice – Healing Minds
Healing Minds is a multi-clinician mental health practice based in Reno, Nevada, with two office locations serving Northern Nevada. The DBT Center is located at 5540 Reno Corporate Drive, and a second location operates at 6490 S. McCarran Boulevard, Building A, Suite 6, in South Reno. Telehealth services extend availability statewide across Nevada, allowing clients throughout the state to access the clinical team remotely without traveling to either office.
The clinical team includes more than 20 credentialed professionals holding licenses and designations across multiple disciplines, including Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), and Clinical Professional Counselors (CPC). Named senior clinicians include Charlene Eley (30-plus years of experience), Jan Budetti (25 years of experience), and Larissa Leiss, who serves as DBT Program Director. Additional clinicians listed on the site include Angela Estrada Ortiz, Krystal Cuen, Shelly Bryant, Trent Mahler, Frank Bales, and others across both locations.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a primary clinical focus at Healing Minds, with clinicians trained by the Behavioral Tech Institute (BTECH-trained). The DBT program structure includes weekly individual therapy sessions, DBT skills training groups, 24/7 skills coaching as clinically appropriate, and therapist consultation team meetings. Additional modalities offered include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), play therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and behavioral assessments.
Services span individual therapy for adults, teens, and children; couples and relationship counseling; family therapy; geriatric mental health services; and support for healthcare professionals and union workers.
Clinical specialties include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief and loss, self-harm, suicide prevention, borderline personality disorder, emotional dysregulation, substance use, infidelity, blended family dynamics, parenting stress, and life transitions.
The practice accepts most major private insurance plans and does not accept Medicaid. Insurance verification assistance is available through the team for clients who wish to confirm coverage before beginning services. The stated clinical philosophy centers on the power of human connection, with commitments to empathy, skill, and respect in all client interactions. Contact is available by phone at (775) 448-9760.