Melissa McGinnis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  Melissa holds a Master’s of Social Work degree from Michigan State University.  She also earned a Bachelor’s of Social Work with a Minor in US Multicultural Relations from Ferris State University.

Melissa is experienced in medical and mental health.  She is a Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider and specializes in helping individuals with chronic disease that result from years of unhealthy lifestyle choices, genetic factors and stress.  Melissa has over 20 years of experience working from a multidisciplinary approach in both an acute and clinic-based hospital setting.  She sees the importance of integrating various aspects of the biopsychosocial model when it comes to the treatment process.  This includes but not limited to physical, emotional, social, mental and spiritual health.

Melissa enjoys working with individuals from early adulthood to late adulthood.  She is also experienced in helping individuals with mood disorders, anxiety, women’s health, parenthood, couples issues as well as common life stressors and transitions.  Melissa believes that every person and situation is different.  She believes that understanding where one is coming from and where one wants to go is the main priority.  Melissa’s approach is strength based, collaborative and is shaped to meet the needs of each client.

I am a seasoned clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience.  I specialize in treating patients and caregivers of those struggling with medical diagnoses including cancer and perinatal mental health. If you have lost someone from a terminal illness or are struggling with infertility or baby loss, I think I may be a good fit.

Most relevantly I have experienced my own life-altering losses that deeply shape how I work with the bereaved.  I am particularly passionate about working with sibling loss and baby loss.

As a psychologist I am able to integrate grief work with other relevant therapies including trauma informed approaches.

I know that grief can be profoundly soul crushing and I am hear to help.  It is my greatest honor to walk through grief with people.  Please know you do not have to do this alone, and I am here to help.

I offer individual, couples and family therapy.  I am currently collecting interest in grief groups.  For a full list of my services, please see my website.

Let’s connect and see if we are a good fit.

Online individual and group counseling in trauma, self-care, grief, women empowerment.

Individual 1:1 Therapy

Group Therapy

Intensives

Retreats

Walk & Talk Therapy

Brainspotting

Accelerated Resolution Therapy

Grief Recovery Method