Melissa McKissack

About Melissa

A thoughtful, individualized approach

Melissa McKissack is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, clinical supervisor, and therapist with more than a decade of experience. Melissa takes a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental approach, helping clients develop greater self-awareness, strengthen coping skills, improve relationships, and build confidence in navigating life’s challenges.

Areas of focus

What Melissa can help with

• Anxiety & Stress
• Depression & Mood Disorders
• First Responders & Family Support
• Marriage, Family & Relationship Concerns
• Trauma & PTSD
• Domestic Violence
• Perinatal Mood Disorders
• Paternal Postpartum Depression
• Perinatal Grief and Loss
• Parents of Children in the NICU
• Birth Trauma

Therapeutic approach

How therapy may take shape

• Client-Centered Therapy
• Evidence-Based Therapy
• Gottman Method Couples Therapy — Level 2 Trained
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

Background

Education and experience

Melissa has more than a decade of experience in private practice and community mental health settings, working with diverse populations and a wide range of clinical concerns. She is Level 2 Trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and has specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to support clients experiencing trauma and post-traumatic stress. She also has specialized training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, including paternal postpartum depression, perinatal grief and loss related to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss, supporting parents of children in the NICU, and birth trauma.

Melissa earned her Master of Social Work from Aurora University. In addition to providing therapy, she serves as a Clinical Supervisor at Bellosa Counseling, providing clinical guidance, consultation, and support to therapists as they continue to develop their clinical skills.