Hi, I’m Melanie
I have been practicing as a Marriage and Family Therapist for 20+ years. I have worked with diverse individuals across the various stages of life in both community settings and private practice in Utah, California, and Nevada. I have spent my career working with children/teens, families, and adults who want to improve their well being.
I believe that therapy should be a safe place for client’s to explore their challenges and tap into their innate wisdom so they can overcome the obstacles that keep them stuck. I offer a warm and empathetic approach to working with my clients while also challenging them to meet their goals. I believe the therapeutic relationship is one of the major components to helping my clients achieve their goals in therapy. Thus, it is important for me that I create a welcoming, supportive, and collaborative working relationship with my clients.
The greatest part of my job is being being able to support others through some of the most challenging events of their life. I love witnessing the joy and satisfaction that my client’s achieve when they do the hard work and get to reap the rewards of moving through their challenging circumstances.
Is this you?
You find yourself often feeling burned-out, struggling with daily stress, and or just trying to make it through the day.
Your dealing with a major life change that has turned your world upside down.
There are some old wounds from childhood or some unhealthy patterns of behaviors that you have developed over the years that are making it difficult to function.
You are having relationship challenges with your family or your spouse that are causing your added stress.
Your feeling lonely and disconnected from others and are not sure how to make true connections and cope with any rejection you may receive.
You just starting out as an adult and are feeling overwhelmed by all of life’s demands.
You recently became a parent and are experiencing the challenges of adding a new member to your family.
You are a parent who has been parenting for a while and are having a hard time coping with complete exhaustion from never having any time to take care of yourself.
You have a child or an aging parent that has additional needs that require you to be a caregiver and your just not sure how to keep giving.
You have reached middle age and are just not feeling like you are where you thought you be.
Your health is declining and or you are experiencing a chronic health condition that makes it impossible to find joy day to day.
You are grieving the loss of a loved one and are not sure how you can go on.
You are aging and worrying about your health and mortality which has been creating significant anxiety for you.
Life can be filled with so many moments of joy while simultaneously having so many trials along the way. If you experencing one of the challenging circumstances above, I would like to offer you a safe place to be seen, hard, and supported through the difficult time you are facing. We can work collboratively to create some healing so that you can begin to enjoy life again.
A Little About Me:
I am originally from Utah and I have lived in Reno for nine years. Thus, naturally, I love the Mountains.
I am a mom to a school age son who has some special needs.
I am Gen X so I enjoy all things from the 90’s and have a lot of nostalgia for what feels like simpler times. I also love old school hip hop/rap
I am in the age range that is navigating parenting, middle age, aging parent’s, and declining health.
My guilty pleasures include a good book & tea, watching movies, anything chocolate, and finding time for self-care.
