Your Journey Toward Healing
A simple, transparent process — so you always know what to expect. From your first message to long-term growth, here is how we work together.
Three Simple Steps to Get Started
01
Schedule Your First Session
Reach out via the contact form or phone. Melissa personally responds within two business days.
02
Personalized Assessment & Goal Setting
Your first 1–2 sessions explore your history, current challenges, and what meaningful progress looks like for you. Together we shape a plan tailored to your goals.
03
Ongoing Support & Growth
Sessions provide consistent, attuned care. Progress is reviewed regularly and the plan adjusts as you grow.
The Experience of Working With Melissa
In the First Session
A warm intake conversation. Melissa explores your background, current challenges, and goals — and you have the chance to ask any questions about the process. Many clients feel nervous; that is completely normal and expected.
In Ongoing Sessions
50-minute sessions with a check-in, deeper exploration of patterns and emotions, skill-building and practical tools, and regular reflection on what's shifting. You always have agency in shaping the direction of the work.
Evidence-Based Modalities, Integrated With Warmth
Melissa draws from multiple frameworks, weaving them together in a way that is tailored to each individual rather than following a fixed protocol.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Identify and reshape the thought patterns and behaviors that keep you stuck.
Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Build present-moment awareness and a gentler relationship with your own mind.
Trauma-Focused CBT
Evidence-based trauma processing at a pace that feels safe and regulated.
Family Systems Theory
Understand how family dynamics shape individuals — and how to shift them.
Attachment-Informed Practice
Heal relational wounds through the experience of a consistent, safe relationship.
Somatic Awareness
Notice and work with the body's signals alongside thoughts and feelings.
Strengths-Based Approach
Build on what's already working in you — not just what's broken.
EMDR
EMDR is a trauma-focused therapy that helps individuals process distressing experiences and reduce the emotional impact of traumatic memories.
The First Step Is the Simplest One.
Reach out and Melissa will be in touch within two business days to schedule your first session
