Location
Offers online therapy
I am currently only accepting telehealth clients, via Zoom; link to be provided upon completion of consent forms received.
About
I am trained in providing evidence-based treatment for anxiety, depression, mood changes, and other mental health difficulties, including addiction and dual diagnoses and often work w/clients who are struggling in their relationships and dealing with difficult life events. I have a specialization in family mediation, as it pertains to varied nuclear family structures, which may include the family court system. I am passionate about providing a comprehensive, multi-culturally competent, and LGBTQ+ affirming environment. I enjoy working with COUPLES & FAMILIES (high conflict or otherwise), including Discernment Couples Therapy.
When I am not providing therapeutic services, I am a Mom to twins and an author. I consider myself spiritual and non-practicing Jewish, yet culturally competent and experienced in working with clients from a multitude of ethnic, racial, religious backgrounds, including agnostic/athiest.
I work w/adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I draw upon cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), insight development, mindfulness, and primarily utilize a family systems/attachment therapeutic lens, so as to provide a safe and supportive space from an integrative, interpersonal therapeutic approach, tailored to each unique client.
Call or Email Melissa Sanderson for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 947-0770
Finances
- Cost per Session: $125 - $150
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By:
Venmo
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- Out of Network
I am a Kaiser provider, please contact me so that I may open a KP spot for you so that you may request me. Non-KP is cash-pay via VENMO
Email me or call (805) 947-0770 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 4 Years
- License: California / 120280
- School: California Lutheran University
- Year Graduated: 2018
I am passionate about providing a comprehensive, multi-culturally competent, and LGBTQ affirming environment.
Additional Credentials
- Membership: CAMFT / 138493
- Member Since: 2017
Endorsements
"Beyond her incredible therapeutic skills, her personality and authenticity are what I appreciate most about Melissa. These are truly some of the key ingredients that make a "good" therapist, and I highly recommend her as a trusted colleague."
Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Family Conflict
- Dual Diagnosis
Issues
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Specialization in Family Mediation
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
- Teen
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Queer Allied
- Single Mother
- Transgender Allied
- Vegan Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Adlerian
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 1 Jun 2022
(805) 947-0770