Melisa Dean, Licensed Professional Counselor
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We desire, and are created, to connect with others. We have an innate need to be known by someone. These important relationships in our lives can get messy at times. We bump around with other wounded people and unfortunately, can end up more hurt, as well as unintentionally hurting others. Our wounds are often from unmet needs, unhealed hurts and unresolved issues. It’s helpful to have someone walk alongside us to help sort these things out.
I was aware God placed a desire to help people in my heart at an early age. Though I may not have always understood the journey I was on, why it twisted this way or that, it is clear to me now that He had a plan and direction for me. |
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He has brought opportunities for me to walk in understanding with people not only from my training, but my own struggles as well. After seeking Him for direction, God reaffirmed a calling from childhood to minister to those who were hurting. My life scripture, if you will, is Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.”
I worked 22 years in the foster care system working with kids from hard places, their parents, families and foster families. I have experience working with addictions, trauma, depression and anxiety in private practice, residential, inpatient and outpatient settings. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a clinically proven methodology for reprocessing distressing memories in an expedited manner. I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Evangel University and my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Amberton University. I am supervised by Randel Duncan M.A., LPC-S. In my free time, I enjoying painting, photography, playing card games and fishing. I also throw balls, frisbees, blow bubbles and squirt water for my dog, Brodie. He has me trained well.
I have a passion to work with individuals and couples, helping them to heal from brokenness and walk in peace and health. I would love the opportunity to walk with you if you are going through tough times, needing to sort through things or to heal from wounds.
I worked 22 years in the foster care system working with kids from hard places, their parents, families and foster families. I have experience working with addictions, trauma, depression and anxiety in private practice, residential, inpatient and outpatient settings. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a clinically proven methodology for reprocessing distressing memories in an expedited manner. I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Evangel University and my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Amberton University. I am supervised by Randel Duncan M.A., LPC-S. In my free time, I enjoying painting, photography, playing card games and fishing. I also throw balls, frisbees, blow bubbles and squirt water for my dog, Brodie. He has me trained well.
I have a passion to work with individuals and couples, helping them to heal from brokenness and walk in peace and health. I would love the opportunity to walk with you if you are going through tough times, needing to sort through things or to heal from wounds.