BIO
Hello I'm Melissa, a licensed MFT for since 2007 specializing in interpersonal communication skills for youth and couples. I run a full time private practice in Long Beach, California dedicated to helping others find personal healing and a path to healthy connections. In addition to therapeutic work I love spending time outdoors (preferably near water) with family and friends.
APPROACH
My approach is simple...it centers around what will help you the most. Although I hold a background in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused, Psychodynamic, and Gestalt to name a few. My focus is to listen and guide you towards the steps and actions that will bring you the most peace and success. No one person is the same and no one situation is the same, for this reason I approach each session as a partnership of giving and receiving information that ultimately will give you the insight, strength and skills to process, address and improve the areas of growth and challenges you are facing.
VALUES
“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working, and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.” ~Saint Francis de Sales.
Kind, clear and effective communication is no difference...which is why I believe that when a person is encouraged and given an opportunity to identify their most authentic voice there is potential for great understanding. An understanding that brings about healthier lives and relationships. Tapping into our own strengths and helping to guide others to grow, do better, learn and love more is my calling and by faith I promise to value with gratitude the honor of being part of your journey. Thank you.
CERTIFICATIONS