Melissa E. Mendoza, LMSW

About Me

Hi! I'm an empath with a passion for helping people!

 

Are you in a painful point in your life and feel like no one understands you? You may feel alone, misunderstood, and unsupported. Do you crave a non-judgmental, safe space to vent? Are you ready to discover parts of yourself that hold you back from what you want in life? Alternatively, are you in a tumultuous relationship with someone you care about, but need help navigating? Let's talk.

 

Healing is paramount for you to develop a stronger sense of self to believe in yourself and to start living life authentically. "Authenticity" is the happy place for us humans! Ready for Change?

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Education

MSW - Wayne State University

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMSW)

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Years of Experience

10+

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Serving

Providing Young Adults typically 18-35 compassionate and confidential individual counseling utilizing evidenced based methods. My therapeutic approach is humanistic, strengths-based, and intuitive wherein I utilize compassion and humor as well as evidenced based modalities to help you reach your goals.

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Diversity Inclusion 

Committed to serving clients of all different races, ethnicities, nationalities,

sexualities i.e. LGBTQ+, religious views, atheists, and political perspectives.  

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Treating

Depression

Chronic Sadness 

Anxiety

Life After Break-up / Divorce

Partner Problems

Family Problems 

Trauma

Adjustment Issues

PTSD

Current & Past Trauma

Low Self-Esteem

Self-Deprecation

Mal-Adaptive Coping 

 

Clients typically seek treatment when  level of functioning adversely affected in the following ways / domains:

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Difficulty with Regulating Emotions

Self-Care

Social Relationships

Family Living

Work / Life Balance

School / Life Balance

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Treatment Modalities

Christian Counseling

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Compassion Focused Therapy

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Humanistic

Humor

Interpersonal Therapy

Solution-Focused

Trauma-Focused CBT

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Insurances Accepted

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield - PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield - FEP

Blue Cross Blue Shield - Out of State Plans
Blue Care Network
Cigna

Evernorth Behavioral Health

Golden Rule

Humana

Humana Military
Magellan

Optum
Oscar
Oxford

Priority Health

Tricare East
United Behavioral Health

UnitedHealthcare

Insurance Opt Out / Self-Pay Rate:  $200.00 

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