Dr. Michael Barnes is the Chief Clinical Officer at Foundry Treatment Center in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He is the Founder and Director of the Michael Barnes Family Institute and Barnes Education and Consulting, LLC. had previously served as the Manager of Residential Services at CeDAR (Center for Dependence, Addiction, and Rehabilitation) at the University of Colorado Health System. He has created Trauma Integrated Addiction Programs for clients and their family members at both locations.
Dr. Barnes earned his BA in Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Masters of Education degree in Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned his PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy at Florida State University. Dr. Barnes is a Nationally Certified Master Addiction Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado. He is a member of NAADAC: The Association for Addiction Professionals and the International Association of Family Addiction Professionals. Dr. Barnes is also a Diplomate in the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.
Dr. Barnes' area of clinical and research interest has been on the impact of traumatic events on family system functioning. At Florida State he completed his dissertation on the "Secondary Trauma of Parents of Children Who Experienced an Injury that Required Critical Care Treatment on a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)." He has written numerous scholarly articles and chapters in academic textbooks to expand counselor understanding of family trauma and how best to treat this issue.
Dr. Barnes is the Author of "When the Solution Becomes the Problem: Helping Families Struggling with Addiction and Trauma." He continues to present at national conferences, invited presentations, and as a guest lecturer at universities on the subjects of trauma, addiction, and the impact of trauma and addiction on family systems.