Melissa Brainerd
Student Therapist, BA, MASelf-reflection and work towards change can be challenging and I appreciate the decision you made to consider counseling.
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Just like any other group, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) community faces mental health issues and unique challenges. However, LGBTQ individuals are almost 3 times more likely than others to experience a mental health condition, such as depression or anxiety. Additionally, more than half of individuals who identify as transgender experience depression or anxiety. The LGBTQ community is also at a higher risk for suicide. Young people are even more at risk, as they may experience a lack of support at home and fear, hatred or prejudice in school. If you are a member of the LGBTQ community and are facing mental health challenges, you don’t have to suffer in silence. Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s LGBTQ experts and get help today.
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About 1/4 my clients are couples. My individual clients represent a broad spectrum of society, from those who are struggling to pay their bills to those who are economically secure. My clients represent all genders and flavors of sexual orientations. The unifying characteristic that all my clients share is that they are looking for safety and are ready to work on healing the wounds that we all carry, to greater or lesser extents.
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You as the client may need a supportive space to explore emotional experiences, systemic challenges, or relationship upset. Therapy should be a place to connect with vulnerable parts of yourself, heal, and grow. As a therapist, I consider it my job to help you to feel more grounded, more empowered, and more confident in your own ability to create the life and relationships you want and need. I want to collaborate with you to reach your goals and become more of who you are.
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Being human is often tough. Sometimes we lose our way and can feel stuck and overwhelmed. Sometimes we would like to change parts of our lives or ourselves but don’t know how. Therapy can be an empowering way to promote healing, growth, and wellness. Often, we initially seek treatment to address a specific concern and then begin to uncover other areas of our lives in which we want to make meaningful change. My goal is for this process to feel supportive, affirming, and appropriately challenging.
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I specialize in working with mood disorders & trauma. Trauma is any experience that has overwhelmed your ability to cope and has impacted how you now perceive yourself and the world around you. I believe that we can work together to heal and grow past previous experiences so that you can be the best version of yourself. I also have experience working with other therapists At this time, I am only accepting clients for Telehealth, I take Private Pay and Premera Insurance
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I have extensive experience in providing support to individuals experiencing mild to chronic symptoms of schizophrenia/psychosis, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression, violence/aggression, and other severe mental health conditions. You will receive unconditional care in a non-judgmental environment. Whether you are dealing with chronic mental health symptoms or seeking support to achieve your goals, we can collaborate to help manage and stabilize your life.
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Because my 30+ years of counseling experience has privileged me to know people in many settings and from all walks of life, my practice reflects that: Clients come from varied backgrounds & experiences. I see Adults only, and as a systemically trained therapist, I consider relationships important even when I'm seeing clients only in individual sessions.
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