Melissa McVan
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor providing therapy in South Florida to children, families, couples, and individuals. I utilize multiple interventions including CBT and many more. I specializes in individual therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, and family therapy.
Melissa promotes one’s talents, gifts, and skills and works to further explore how her clients are able to apply these throughout their life experience.
I tend to focus on self-worth with clients promoting one’s overall well-being.
First session
I like to review provided intake packet with clients during their first session just to get to know them better and learn the desired areas of focus within our sessions.
Strengths
My approach focuses on an individual’s strengths with the intention to move in the direction of a healthy outlook and well-being. I like to promote one’s talents, gifts, and skills and work to further explore how one is able to apply these throughout their life experience.
Ideal clients
Anxiety, Depression, Healthy relationships, emotional well-being, Coping skills, effective communication, Bi Polar, personality disorders
Origin story
I have a background in the arts and loved acting and performing in plays as an adolescent and teen. It drew me to psychology when it came time to find a career path. I was able to relate my experience in getting into character and feeling empathy for that character and apply a similar strategy to feeling empathy for others through the therapeutic experience.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is used in the majority of my sessions to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and explore beneficial alternatives. CBT empowers us to manage the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors we have on a daily basis. By challenging some of the unhelpful patterns we may have we can enhance our well-being and satisfaction for life simply by learning new ways of thinking.
Location
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions1035 S State Rd 7, Wellington, FL 33414, Suite 315