Hi, I’m Mel Joy, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with more than 25 years of experience in mental health and human services. I primarily work with women with ADHD and welcome adults of all neurotypes who want to explore spirituality, self-understanding, and shadow work in therapy.
I believe therapy should meet you where you are—not ask you to fit into a one-size-fits-all approach. Together, we can make sense of the patterns, emotions, and experiences shaping your life, while creating space for both your challenges and your capacity for joy.
Your first session is a chance to slow down, share what brings you to therapy, and begin identifying what feels most important to you. You don’t need to have everything figured out before we meet. I’ll offer a warm, conversational, and judgment-free space where we can begin building trust, clarify your goals, and decide what support will be most helpful moving forward.
My style is warm, conversational, compassionate, and direct. I’ll listen without judgment, validate what you’re experiencing, and offer thoughtful feedback as we explore the roots of what brings you to therapy. Whether you arrive with specific goals or simply a stream of thoughts and feelings, we’ll follow what feels most meaningful and connect your past, present, and future.
I draw from an eclectic range of approaches, including creative and expressive arts, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness-based, somatic, existential, humanistic, Jungian, and experiential therapies. If traditional talk therapy hasn’t felt like the right fit, creative approaches may offer another way forward.
You don’t have to navigate this alone. We can begin with curiosity, compassion, and a willingness to understand yourself more deeply.
