
Melissa Stephenson
MHS-C, LCPC, LPC (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today
Largo, MD 20774
Let's Connect (240) 201-2966

"I Believe In Life On Life Terms" that mainly entailed the provision of counseling services to consumers of various ages in the homes/community reporting a history of trauma, abuse, economic poverty, homeless, lack of adult guidance, substance use that precipitated unhealthy learned behaviors to survive. The consumer’s needs were individualized based on the uniqueness of each personality and life dynamics. Within the therapeutic process and environment, the need was a genuine, safe environment of emotional support and acceptance towards desired changes.
To support a diverse population in a strength based, high-quality therapeutic counseling service, within a "no judgment zone", embrace of individuality and diversity in their environment. To promote a person centered, collaborative relationship building and consumer autonomy as the overseer of their healing and desired changes. "We Meet You Where You Are"!!
I firmly believe that building the therapeutic relationship is integral within the change process, and genuinely paralleling suggestions and recommendations rendered within the treatment process. I promote consumer autonomy as they are the experts of their life/desired changes. “You Matter, What You Do Matter, How You Do What You Do Matter”-Iyanla Vanzant.
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Melissa Stephenson
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $75
- Couple Sessions $80
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle
Insurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Medicaid
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (240) 201-2966

Melissa Stephenson
MHS-C,
LCPC,
LPC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Maryland / LC9448
- In Practice for 22 Years
- License: District of Columbia PRC14492 / 2021
- Membership with American Counseling Association 6575481 / 2021
- Attended Lincoln University, Master's Human Services-Counseling Concentration, Graduated 2010
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Mood Disorders
- Behavioral Issues
- Psychosis
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen
,
Adults
,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
,
Family
,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Blind Allied
,
Body Positivity
,
Cancer
,
HIV / AIDS Allied
,
Intersex Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Little Person Allied
,
Non-Binary Allied
,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
,
Queer Allied
,
Racial Justice Allied
,
Sex Worker Allied
,
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
,
Single Mother
,
Transgender Allied
,
Veterans
Ethnicity
Black and African American
,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Age
Teen
,
Adults
,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
,
Family
,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Blind Allied
,
Body Positivity
,
Cancer
,
HIV / AIDS Allied
,
Intersex Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Little Person Allied
,
Non-Binary Allied
,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
,
Queer Allied
,
Racial Justice Allied
,
Sex Worker Allied
,
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
,
Single Mother
,
Transgender Allied
,
Veterans
Ethnicity
Black and African American
,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Adlerian
- Art Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Narrative
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (240) 201-2966

Melissa Stephenson
MHS-C,
LCPC,
LPC
Last Modified: 8 Jul 2023