Meet Melanie - Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Relationship Therapist in Spring Park, Long Lake, and online throughout Minnesota and Iowa.
It’s time to put yourself first. Life doesn’t have to feel like this.
This is a place you can put down all your other responsibilities of life. A place your well being is the number one priority. A place to share your story safely. You don’t have to struggle alone and pretend everything is fine anymore.
You’ve tried to break old habits and patterns and stop those cycles of overthinking and self-doubt. But it’s not working. You are ready to try something different.
You’re in the right place.
Together we’ll look at the bigger picture of how your experiences and relationships have shaped you to become who you are today. Therapy with me, is about better understanding how both positive and negative experiencing are shaping your thoughts, behaviors, and the way you show up in your relationships.
My approach combines many modalities including family attachment and trauma informed perspectives. That means that I take into consideration how your relationships and trauma experiences have impacted you, your brain development, and how you relate to the world around you.
A trauma informed technique of Brainspotting is a technique that is used to tap into the deeper, subcortex - emotional part of our brain - to access stored emotions and memories in order to gain a better understanding of ourselves. This can be a helpful tool when understanding anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationships.
Clients choose to work with me because they are ready to explore the ins and outs of their lives and they are ready to create change for themselves. Throughout our work together you will build self-awareness, learn what your needs are, learn how to advocate for your needs, learn new tools, and try different approaches - some will work, and some won’t - and that’s okay.
As your therapist, I will be there every step of the way.
I will bring my true self as a therapist because I believe authenticity is an important part of therapy.
Whether we process the past week's events or dive deeper into your past, I will sit in discomfort with you and I will celebrate the successes with you. I will challenge you to be your best self everyday!
I offer a flexible approach to therapy, meaning every session can and will look different as it’s all about what you bring to the table that day… Keeping in mind your desired goals of course.
It takes courage to start the process, and I commend you for being here.
Specialties
I look forward to starting this journey with you.
Training & Education
Master’s in Mental Health Counseling - MSU, Mankato
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in MN (LPCC)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in MN (LMFT)
Brainspotting Level 1
TF-CBT training (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
Specialized training in family systems
Specialized training in eating disorders
Specialized training in OCD