Rediscover Your Voice and Embrace Authentic Living

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Hi, I’m Melissa. I offer compassionate, culturally sensitive, queer- and neurodiversity-affirming approach to therapy. I invite a collaborative approach so you may discover and articulate your unique voice, rediscover your inner resilience, and move toward a more authentic and empowered version of yourself. I emphasize self-compassion, curiosity, and living in alignment with who you are and where you want to be.

I offer an integrative approach which encourages you to become curious about your thoughts, emotions, and body sensations. I’m also a 500-hour registered yoga teacher, and I often blend somatic and mindfulness practices with cognitive-based techniques. If you’d like, I may incorporate gentle somatic movement, guided meditation, and mindfulness into our sessions to support holistic alignment.

Before launching into private practice full-time, I worked at a special needs school as a counselor. I also directed a mental health accountability court in Georgia.

Later in life, I decided to go back to school to get my counseling degree. What an amazing journey that was! Some of my past careers include teaching, working with social security disability, and construction.

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What you can expect

Active and Resource-Rich

Therapy with me is dynamic and practical. I’ll offer tools, strategies, and reflections—but you decide what to explore and when.

Time-Limited, Not Lifelong

Therapy isn't meant to last forever. We'll work together with intention, focusing on progress, healing, and preparing you to thrive beyond our sessions.

Customized to You

Your experience is unique, and so is your therapy. We’ll continuously adapt—keeping what works and letting go of what doesn’t.

Confidential and Secure

Your privacy matters. I don’t use AI to record sessions, and I take great care to ensure your personal information stays safe and confidential.

Who I Help

Medical Trauma and Chronic Illness

Navigating illness or medical treatment can leave lasting emotional scars. I help you process fear, grief, and loss of control so you can reclaim a sense of safety and trust in your body and life.

Relationship Patterns and Boundaries

Whether you're feeling stuck in cycles of people-pleasing, over-functioning, or conflict, we’ll explore how to create healthier dynamics and build stronger, more authentic connections—starting with your relationship to yourself.

Life Transitions and Emotional Overwhelm

Big changes—wanted or unwanted—can shake your foundation. I offer support through multiple life transitions such as career shifts, divorce, relocating, cohabiting, parenthood, or grief. I offer support and help you find clarity, resilience, and self-compassion along the way.

Credentials and Training

    • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    • Master of Brain-based Teaching Strategies

    • NBCC

      • (National Board of Certified Counselors)

    • ACA

      • (American Counseling Association

    • Brainspotting

    • Receiving training in EMDR

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    • Mindful Self-compassion (MSC)

    • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

    • The Gottman Method (relationships)

    • Prepare/Enrich (relationships)

    • 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher