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Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C

Melissa Noftsinger

Counselor, LCPC-C

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443 Main Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
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Hey there, I'm Melissa (she/they). I help clients navigate uncertainty, depression, and anxiety caused by identity loss, life transitions, grief, relationship struggles, and career stress. This is a space for your whole self: colorful, adaptable, messy, complex, and ever-evolving. We explore at your pace, making room for humor, curiosity, and uncovering your resilience. Together, we will explore what needs attention, nurturing, or change. Whatever you are going through, you don't have to go through it alone. You were never meant to.
I believe my role is to be an honest and compassionate witness. I utilize a Person Centered, relational approach. I tie in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and art therapy techniques. My philosophy is always "challenge by choice"; you determine what is worked through in therapy and at what pace.
If what I have written on this profile speaks to you, I would love to connect. Reach out to me via email and we can find a time to chat. Accepting motivated clients including adults of any age, teens age 15+, and couples on a case by case basis.
Melissa Noftsinger now for a free 15 minute consultation

My Practice at a Glance

Available in-person

The Counseling Collective of Maine

443 Main Street

Biddeford, ME 04005 map

I offer in person appointments from my office inside The Counseling Collective of Maine. Telehealth is also available.
I specialize in Life Transitions, LGBTQ+ and Women's Issues 
$130 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  
Connect with Melissa Noftsinger
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C

My Practice at a Glance

Available in-person

The Counseling Collective of Maine

443 Main Street

Biddeford, ME 04005 map

I offer in person appointments from my office inside The Counseling Collective of Maine. Telehealth is also available.
I specialize in Life Transitions, LGBTQ+ and Women's Issues 
$130 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $130
  • Couple Sessions $160
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Anthem
  • Maine Community Health Options
  • Taro
  • Out of Network
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Access to counseling is extremely important to me. I accept MaineCare, Anthem, Taro, and Community Health Options. I also offer sliding scale options for self pay.
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
Access to counseling is extremely important to me. I accept MaineCare, Anthem, Taro, and Community Health Options. I also offer sliding scale options for self pay.
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Maine / XL7508 Melissa Noftsinger
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 2 years
  • Attended University of Southern Maine, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Graduated 2024
  • Additional Credentials

  • Licensed by State of Maine / XL7508
  • Degree/Diploma from University of Missouri - Columbia Bachelor of Arts in Psychology / 2015
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Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience.
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience.

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Life Transitions
  • LGBTQ+
  • Women's Issues

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Pain
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Men's Issues
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
"
The folks I work with are often navigating competing demands; perhaps it is the pressures of work or school, relationship needs, society's expectations of us, or an insidious inner critic.
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
The folks I work with are often navigating competing demands; perhaps it is the pressures of work or school, relationship needs, society's expectations of us, or an insidious inner critic.
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Expressive Arts
  • Feminist
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Oppression & Systems Lens
  • Person-Centered
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
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The therapeutic relationship is extremely important to me, which is why I tend to utilize a Person-Centered, Relational approach. Frameworks I pull from also include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Feminist / Social Systems lenses, Narrative, art therapy and mindfulness based interventions. No experience is necessary, I promise!
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
The therapeutic relationship is extremely important to me, which is why I tend to utilize a Person-Centered, Relational approach. Frameworks I pull from also include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Feminist / Social Systems lenses, Narrative, art therapy and mindfulness based interventions. No experience is necessary, I promise!
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Location

Primary Location

The Counseling Collective of Maine

443 Main Street

Biddeford, ME 04005

Nearby Areas

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I offer in person appointments from my office inside The Counseling Collective of Maine. Telehealth is also available.
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C
"
I offer in person appointments from my office inside The Counseling Collective of Maine. Telehealth is also available.
Photo of Melissa Noftsinger, Counselor, LCPC-C
Melissa Noftsinger
Counselor, LCPC-C