Melissa Oden LLMSW

I have experience with assisting women in building self-esteem, life coaching, self-confidence, increasing communication skills, self empowerment, self-love, body image, relationship concerns, and sexuality.

I assist client in learning effective coping skills, how to implement problem-solving strategies for realistically, addressing worries, how to identify somatic responses within the body that contribute to increasing anxiety, Develop healthy coping patterns and constructive coping, incorporating practicing mindfulness and positivity

I utilize MI in session to Engage clients using open-ended questions, empathic reflections, autonomy-supportive affirmations, and rolling with resistance. MI is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.

I incorporate CBT to aide clients in becoming aware of their thoughts, emotions and beliefs about their current life stressors. I assist clients with identifying negative or inaccurate thinking patterns, and in turn they will learn how to reshape their thoughts. Clients gain an understanding of how their thoughts, feelings and emotions are connected, how to recognize distorted thinking patterns and how to reevaluate problems in light of reality.

I incorporate CBT to aide clients in becoming aware of their thoughts, emotions and beliefs about their current life stressors. I assist clients with identifying negative or inaccurate thinking patterns, and in turn they will learn how to reshape their thoughts. Clients gain an understanding of how their thoughts, feelings and emotions are connected, how to recognize distorted thinking patterns and how to reevaluate problems in light of reality.

I incorporate CBT to aide clients in becoming aware of their thoughts, emotions and beliefs about their current life stressors. I assist clients with identifying negative or inaccurate thinking patterns, and in turn they will learn how to reshape their thoughts. Clients gain an understanding of how their thoughts, feelings and emotions are connected, how to recognize distorted thinking patterns and how to reevaluate problems in light of reality.

I incorporate CBT to aide clients in becoming aware of their thoughts, emotions and beliefs about their current life stressors. I assist clients with identifying negative or inaccurate thinking patterns, and in turn they will learn how to reshape their thoughts. Clients gain an understanding of how their thoughts, feelings and emotions are connected, how to recognize distorted thinking patterns and how to reevaluate problems in light of reality.

I incorporate CBT to aide clients in becoming aware of their thoughts, emotions and beliefs about their current life stressors. I assist clients with identifying negative or inaccurate thinking patterns, and in turn they will learn how to reshape their thoughts. Clients gain an understanding of how their thoughts, feelings and emotions are connected, how to recognize distorted thinking patterns and how to reevaluate problems in light of reality.

I have personally experienced the challenges of working in a stressful environment that leads to a person feeling mentally and emotionally drained, constantly feeling like you must live in survival mode! Living like this is not only exhausting but can lead to your physical health declining. Therapy can assist with helping you find your passion and emotion regulation skills to decrease feelings of burnout.