Melissa Stephenson

Warm Greetings, "I AM Malissa Stephenson, CEO, MHS-C, LCPC, LPC, mental health therapist" with over 20 years of experience as a mental health practitioner within various District of Columbia and Maryland areas.

My years of experience mainly entailed providing therapeutic services in the homes and community, meeting consumers without judgment, accepting individual strengths and challenges, and ongoing informed consent.

I identify myself to be a “change agent,” mental health practitioner, mental health therapist, etc. meets consumer’s where they are, implements an individualized multimodal treatment approach that supports the consumer with recognition of strengths also because “U Matter, What You Do Matter, How You Do What You Do Matter”-Iyanla Vanzant.

I firmly believe that building the therapeutic relationship, utilization of a strength based approach, promotion of a no judgment zone is integral within the change process and paralleling suggestions and recommendations rendered within the treatment process.

My goal is to work in a leadership capacity with at-risk youth/adults/families as a utilitarian and change agent in mental health and licensed clinical practitioner capacity to positively affect change in youth/adult/family’s life by supporting in a therapeutic role with tools to better cope with life's challenges in their environment.