Licensed Mental Health Counselor (NY)
Master CASAC (NY)
Licensed Professional Counselor (CT)
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CT)
Ph.D., University of Rochester
M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
B.A., Green Mountain College
Publications
- A qualitative study of clients with chronic pain who participated in an integrative mind/body psychotherapy intervention, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 2023. Co-authored with DA Guiffrida, R Carter, D Miller, & J Farah.
- Effects of mindfulness training on posttraumatic stress symptoms from a community-based pilot clinical trial among survivors of intimate partner violence, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 2020. Co-authored with AM Gallegos, KL Heffner, C. Cerulli, P. Luck & WR Pigeon.
Dr. Scott McGuinness began teaching counseling courses in 2016. He became a Mental Health Counseling Department member within the Wegmans School of Nursing in May of 2023. Dr. McGuinness has been a licensed counselor since 2013, and he has worked with clients who have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders across various levels of care, including detoxification, partial hospitalization, and outpatient settings. He has presented at regional and national conferences on clinical supervision, addiction counseling, dark web marketplaces, Internet inquiry, and holistic healing.