Meet Melissa

Even when the pain feels hard to understand and deeply entrenched, healing is possible. I help children, adults and couples heal from anxiety, grief, life transitions, and relational challenges.

Together, we can explore the neuroscience of healing, relationship wounding, and attachment to rewire your brain and heal you from within. I specialize in creative therapies like EMDR, play therapy, sensorimotor art therapy, expressive arts, and sand therapy for children, adults, and couples who are struggling with relationships, life transitions, grief, anxiety and trauma. I guide you beyond talking and intellectualizing to uncover root causes and heal at a deeper level.

Sometimes, for adults, traditional talk therapy arrives at a “stuck” point and not all experiences can be processed verbally. Creative and expressive therapies can markedly improve your communication, relationships and understanding of yourself.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, Initiatic Art Therapist, Gottman Level II trained relationship therapist, and trained EMDR therapist. You deserve a life that is authentic and built on connection. If you'd like to be more resilient in the face of stress, trauma, and relationships, let's connect.