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Melissa Rust

Therapist(she/her)
5 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, PTSD
  • Individual therapy, Couples therapy

Great to meet you!

I view the therapeutic relationship as a shared experience and honor the value in all people. I am inspired by the strength and resiliency of my clients, and practice from a place of compassion. My goal is to help clients recognize their strengths, and empower them to become agents of change in their own lives.

My approach to therapy

I am trained in EMDR and use approaches from attachment theory, trauma informed care, IFS, CBT, REBT, and grief support. I have worked with clients of all ages, and provide individual and couples counseling. I work from a strength based holistic perspective.

What you can expect from me

Clients reports feeling accepted and understood after sessions. Sometimes I give homework, or end sessions with a client-created goals to work on between sessions.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Woman
  • My style is
    Affirming, Direct, Warm

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    5 years of experience
  • Training
    MS (Master of Science) at Walden University
  • License type
    LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) (Illinois), LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) (Ohio)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Aetna Medicare Advantage, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Ascension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Devoted Health Medicare Advantage, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, PTSD
  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Bipolar disorder, Panic disorders, Identity issues, Trauma
  • Therapy methods
    Humanistic, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Couples therapy
  • Ages served
    Adults, Seniors
  • Languages
    English
  • Location
    600 Superior Avenue Suite 1300
    Cleveland, OH 44114