Therapists in Park City, UT

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Are you needing healthier ways to cope with difficult emotions? Are traumatic events or hurtful memories keeping you stuck in the past? Do you feel like you are repeating the same behaviors that prevent you from living the life you want? Change is attainable and I'm here to support you. I am empathetic and understanding, while also practical in my approach to address issues effectively. Together we can come up with plans to directly face your concerns and meet your desired goals. I am passionate in guiding clients in learning new methods and coping skills to find relief and improve their quality of life.

I am passionate about helping individuals, couples and families find their path to discovering better mental health, increased communication skills and sense of wellbeing. My education, training, and experience includes the diagnosis and treatment of the following: ADD, abuse, anxiety, depression, marriage and family development, substance use, addiction, pornography use, cognitive distortions, men’s issues, faith issues and various diagnostic criteria. My interest and experience also includes working with high school students, older adults and the acquired brain injury population.

Addiction and its accompanying issues make life a struggle for both the client and for those who love them. Those in active addiction intuitively know there is a gap between the life they're demonstrating and the possibilities their potential affords - if they could only get out of their own way. My methods promote profound fundamental change: the shedding of self-destructive attributes, the definition of a clear, compelling vision for the future, and the tools clients need to implement strategies that will enable them to become the best possible version of themselves.

I absolutely love what I do as a therapist. I am collaborative, working with your strengths and helping you access your own skills and resources to overcome your challenges. I believe in empowering you to take action and I love to create a safe environment to explore difficult emotions, beliefs, and behaviors. I believe in you. I am a person-centered therapist. I feel strongly about the inherent capacity of humans to heal and grow.

In our daily lives, we face numerous challenges, turmoil, and trouble. We may feel triggered, alone, anxious, frustrated, depressed, irritated, stressed, overwhelmed, and conflicted. We may believe we cannot get out of our dark, deep hole. GOOD NEWS: YOU ARE NOT ALONE! At Bright Hope Christian Counseling Center (BHCCC), we believe that God is our ultimate healer and restorer of broken hearts and lives. Together with God, we can find the freedom to help us restart our life and relationships that have brought us down and devastated us for generations.

I help teens, adults, elders, and couples experiencing grief and loss, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, struggles with self-esteem and body image, and struggles with life transitions. I believe that good therapy is centered on you, the individual.

Melanie has extensive experience working with trauma, domestic and interpersonal violence, LGBTQIA+, multicultural, and neurodiverse clients. She works alongside clients throughout the creation and implementation of personalized treatment plans that offer structured interventions and assist to create a greater self-acceptance, promoting both immediate and long-term change.

I provide individual and family therapy for a variety of needs. These include, but are not limited to: Depression, anxiety, trauma (PDST), Opposition Defiance Disorders, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders, Mental Retardation, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disorders, Conduct Disorders, Grief Issues, Adoption Issues, Various forms of Dementia, and other issues. I have been a practicing therapist for over 30 years and have consulted in the states of Utah, Idaho and Washington. I hold a teaching degree in Secondary Education and a MA in Psychology, and have owned and run my own private mental health practice since 1984.

My treatment approach places an emphasis on the mind-body relationship and is both experiential and pragmatic. I specialize in the treatment of mood and behavior-related disorders as well as culture-based identity conflict. I work with families, adolescents, teens, and individuals to help them develop deeper connections to themselves, and stronger more fulfilling relationships with others, resulting in increased vitality, improved quality of life, and joy. I am honored to partner with you and your family on the journey towards restoration and growth.

I believe each of us is on our own healing journey, unique to each and every one of us. I work with individuals 18 + who struggle with understanding their trauma, substance use patterns, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and life changes, taking a Harm Reduction approach to help you better understand yourself. We’ll work collaboratively to find an approach that will help you find your inner peace. My trained therapy dog, Bindi, may join us for our sessions to help us in your therapeutic process.

I currently provide telehealth services for anyone residing in California or Utah. I believe the core self knows what we need in order to heal if we listen. I have experience with teens/adults who struggle with suicidality/self-injury, trauma, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, life-transitions, and spiritual/religious crises. We apply in-depth DBT, and also (importantly) what comes after DBT. I am trained in Mindfulness, DBT Foundations, EMDR, and Sand Tray work. I work well with spiritual orientations, behavioral approaches, narrative and strengths-based work. My doctoral research focused on self-injury.

At Green Willow we specialize in working with teens and adults who are struggling with childhood trauma and abuse, PTSD, relationships, women's specific concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, LGBTQ, and life adjustment concerns. We work with adolescents and adults who are struggling with mood disorders, family dynamics, coping skills, and emotional dysregulation. We provide a peaceful and supportive environment to explore past traumas, discuss current concerns, and plan for a more fulfilling future. We believe that each of us has the capacity for healing and growth, and that within us we contain the answers for a more joyful life.

I completed my Masters in Social Work at the University of Utah in 2000 and my LCSW in 2002. Since that time, I have worked in various clinical settings from school counseling, residential care, foster-care, outpatient clinics and private practice. My therapeutic style evokes the strength and wisdom already inherent within each individual. My role as a therapist is to guide and inspire clients through an empathetic, straight forward approach to learn coping skills and secure a foundation for truly lasting changes.