Melanie Downs

I've been a practicing clinician for over fifteen years in a variety of educational, community, and private settings. I currently live in Northern Virginia with my family, and see clients remotely in VA, NC and NY.

As a therapist, I use an integrative approach drawing from evidence based work including cognitive behavior therapy, existential-humanistic theory, somatic/mindfulness approaches such as guided meditation & Hakomi, and internal family systems (IFS) methodology to help clients explore the parts of them that feel disconnected or activated.

My biggest hope is that clients come away from sessions with a sense that they understand themselves better and can implement the changes in their lives they wish to see. We will take a closer look at some of the patterns of thinking and behaving that aren't serving you well, but we breathe compassion into why those patterns may be there in the first place so we can offer ourselves understanding, safety, and ultimately and a new way of being.