Melinda Hepworth

I'm Melinda and I can help you reach your personal goals, become your best self, and process the challenges and triumphs of life. I'm a licensed professional counselor (LPC), former classroom teacher and group fitness instructor, and mom of three. I have worked with children and adults for over a decade and am passionate about helping and empowering others to feel well physically, mentally, and emotionally. I listen and reflect on your past while highlighting your strengths in the present so we can find solutions for the future. I hope you let me walk, stretch, and strengthen next to you today so you can keep moving forward tomorrow.

Counseling meets exercise in my uniquely tailored treatment plan, allowing you to schedule your therapy session in conjunction with your choice of movement, such as walking or yoga. My style is person-centered, strength-based, and uses a somatic approach to understanding the mind-body connection. I follow your lead as I believe that you are the expert of your own life. I work with children, adolescents, and adults and specialize in parenting support, family relationships, trauma, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ support, grief and loss, and am EMDR trained.

I strive to create a warm and affirming environment either virtually or in-person. I work to build solid and trusting relationships with my clients. From our first correspondence, I will meet you where you're at and develop goals alongside you. It is your choice whether our sessions happen via telehealth or in-person for walking therapy and/or to include yoga. Consider yourself in the captain's seat and me as your co-pilot.