Melisa Holdway (she/her)

Managing depressive symptoms can feel impossible at times. It is often difficult to even muster the motivation to reach out for help. I work with clients to develop strategies for overcoming apathy and improving mood so that they are better able to access resources which support improved outcomes. I work with clients to explore what barriers may exist and how to best address them and am open to working with medical providers and prescribers to best address the client's concerns.

As a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Provider, I know that anxiety can feel overwhelming and anxiety and panic can be very scary. I also know that anxiety is a treatable condition! Using tried and true practices, clients can find relief from chronic symptoms. I treat every client using a person-centered approach so that treatment is tailored to individually specific needs and client concerns are paramount to understanding the problem. Using this approach, I also address OCD related anxiety.

When you change the way that you think, you can change the way that you feel and act. That is the basis of cognitive behavioral therapy. I have been using CBT within the framework of an existential lens for nearly 10 years, and I have seen clients make great progress when they work on their thinking in order to address the meaningful changes they want to make.

I use CBT for Anxiety to address anxiety, panic, and OCD symptoms in clients. This includes the use of exposure and response prevention (ERP) to target the anxious avoidance which keeps client stuck. I use this skill within a person-centered framework so that clients' determine when and how they would like to practice building and strengthening their skills.

I practice therapy that is rooted in existential theory which emphasizes that meaning is the substance of our lives, and it gives us a reason to do what we do. It focuses on the fact that we are both free and responsible at the same time. I am eclectic in style so that each session is tailored to the client in a person-centered approach to meet their unique needs in that moment.

I practice therapy that is rooted in existential theory which emphasizes that meaning is the substance of our lives, and it gives us a reason to do what we do. It focuses on the fact that we are both free and responsible at the same time. I am eclectic in style so that each session is tailored to the client in a person-centered approach to meet their unique needs in that moment.

I practice therapy that is rooted in existential theory which emphasizes that meaning is the substance of our lives, and it gives us a reason to do what we do. It focuses on the fact that we are both free and responsible at the same time. I am eclectic in style so that each session is tailored to the client in a person-centered approach to meet their unique needs in that moment.

I practice therapy that is rooted in existential theory which emphasizes that meaning is the substance of our lives, and it gives us a reason to do what we do. It focuses on the fact that we are both free and responsible at the same time. I am eclectic in style so that each session is tailored to the client in a person-centered approach to meet their unique needs in that moment.

I practice therapy that is rooted in existential theory which emphasizes that meaning is the substance of our lives, and it gives us a reason to do what we do. It focuses on the fact that we are both free and responsible at the same time. I am eclectic in style so that each session is tailored to the client in a person-centered approach to meet their unique needs in that moment.

Grief and loss touch our lives in a myriad of ways. We may experience the loss of a loved one or encounter other painful losses in our lives that are financial, family related, spiritual, or physical. No matter the type of loss, it is often connected to the painful process of grieving. I work with clients to navigate the painful experience of grief and loss and move toward meaningful healing.