

Find the right therapist in Manchester's vibrant communities with Cigna insurance on Headway. Our providers offer flexible scheduling with availability as soon as tomorrow, and many patients save significantly on sessions while maintaining comprehensive care.
I specialize in working with adolescents and adults of all ages who are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and identity concerns. I have particular experience providing gender-affirming therapy and supporting clients as they explore and celebrate their gender identities. My goal is to help you build a meaningful life by identifying and embracing your authentic self.
My name is Melanie Hunter and I am a licensed professional counselor with over 20 years of experience as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) practitioner. I hold a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas State University. I began my career working with adolescents through a non-profit organization and then later, adults in employment settings. My work providing telehealth counseling with adults began in 2020.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist passionate about helping people feel supported, understood, and empowered through life’s challenges and transitions. I have experience working with children, teens, young adults, and families in settings including crisis shelters, substance use recovery programs, community mental health, and private practice. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of New Hampshire and my Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Plymouth State University. I especially enjoy supporting clients through major life transitions, including pregnancy and the postpartum period, and strive to create a warm, collaborative space where clients feel safe being themselves.
You're the one people call when things fall apart. You're good at it — steady, competent, the person who knows what to do. And somewhere along the way you stopped having anywhere to put your own stuff.
So you can run the meeting, hold the crisis, answer the phone at 2 a.m. — and still not be able to make yourself open the mail. Competence and collapse live together far more often than anyone admits out loud.
I work with adults carrying that particular load: substance use and recovery, emotions that arrive at full volume with no dimmer switch, thoughts of self-harm or not wanting to be here, and the specific erosion that comes from caring for other people for a living. Helpers, clinicians, parents, first responders — people whose exhaustion doesn't have an obvious place to go. I work with teenagers too, often the ones in families like these.
My style is direct, warm, and collaborative. I'm not going to nod quietly for fifty minutes. We'll find what's actually driving things, build skills you can use on a Tuesday afternoon when it counts, and I'll tell you honestly what I'm seeing. You set the pace. I'll bring the structure.



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