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Michelle Dineen is a mental health therapist and reflective consultant south of the Twin Cities. As a therapist, she has a special interest in working with parents who have young children. As a reflective consultant, she leads group reflective consultation for people in a variety of professions. This includes teams working in such fields as public health and emergency services, as well as teams working for social service agencies and crisis nurseries.

Dineen has been working in the infant mental health field for over 15 years in a variety of positions. She has been a home visitor and a supervisor in the Healthy Family America model. She is trained in Circle of Security-Parenting. She has a certificate in infant and early childhood mental health. Her MSW is from the University of Minnesota and her BA in psychology is from the University of Notre Dame. She is also endorsed through the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health – Infant and Early Childhood Division as an infant and early childhood mental health specialist.