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Melissa Hansen

Therapist(She/Her)
10 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Women's issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy

Great to meet you!

I love this work. It is such a privilege and a joy to walk with people through their lives, relationships, and experiences. It is a special thing to get to do and these days I am particularly focused on working with clients toward healing from trauma and past experiences while moving forward in their present life.

I have been licensed since 2015. I graduated from Capella University with my Master's from Gordon College with my Bachelor's.

My approach to therapy

I have training in psychodynamic, pastoral, CBT, trauma, and EMDR approaches. These days I'm also including more IFS. We start where you are and what you're looking for and go from there.

What you can expect from me

Client's should expect curiosity, openness, an ease of working together, and a safe place to be who they are, where they are, with an invitation to explore more of all of that. I tend not to be a very directive therapist (ie: I don't usually give a lot of homework).

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Warm, Energetic, Inquisitive

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    10 years of experience
  • Training
    MC (Masters in Counseling) at Capella University, BA (Bachelor of Arts) at Gordon College
  • License type
    LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) (Virginia)
  • Licensed in
    Virginia
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid Atlantic, Providence Health Plan

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Women's issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    Sleep disorder, Family issues, Stress management, Anger management, Panic disorders, Physical health issues, Maternal mental health, Relationship issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Attachment Based, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Relational, Psychodynamic, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Behavior Management, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Child-Parent Psychotherapy
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy
  • Ages served
    Adults, Adolescents, Seniors
  • Languages
    English