Get to Know the Guide

 Melissa is a licensed mental health therapist with over 20 years of experience guiding individuals through meaningful emotional and personal transformation. Her work blends evidence-based psychology with integrative and spiritual healing practices, creating a deeply supportive space for lasting change.

After a transformative retreat in Sedona, Arizona, Melissa expanded her path to include mind–body–soul approaches, weaving traditional therapy with intuitive insight and holistic healing modalities. Her work is grounded in compassion, wisdom, and a belief that true healing occurs when the psychological, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person are honored together.

Melissa is also the proud mother of a daughter she adopted through DCFS at age 12—an experience that deepened her understanding of trauma, resilience, and the power of unconditional love.

When she is not working with clients, Melissa enjoys traveling and exploring the world, continually seeking new perspectives that enrich both her life and her work.

Below are her areas of training:

MIND: 

• Licensed Therapist (Certified Mental Health Counselor, Masters of Science)
• DBT - Advanced Certified 
• Accelerated Resolution Therapy Certified 
• IFS/Parts Informed and Trained
• Sand Tray Certified 

BODY: 

• Brain Spotting Practioner 
• Aura Institue - Certified Somatic Practioner
• STAM Trauma Informed Breathwork Practioner

SPIRIT: 

• Master of Integrated Arts &  Sacred Healing Perspective Technique Practioner
• Reiki Master Practioner ICRT - Holy Fire, Usuai, and Sun Quantum Reiki
• Human Design

VIBRATION:

• Certified Sound Healer 
• Sacred Sound and Drum Ceremony Practioner 

MEDICINE: 

           * Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Provider - Completed a Year  Long IPI Certification Program