Melanie Mason, MS, LMFT
Clinical Director
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
I believe that we all want to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives, and yet we often get stuck. We repeat old patterns that may have worked in the past but now limit our ability to reach our full potential, both personally and in our relationships with others. With a little help, we often become more aware of what is holding us back. We can then begin to learn how to remove these obstacles or work around them.
I have several ways of working with clients depending on your specific situation, and all of these approaches include attachment work. Attachment-based therapy looks at the connection between early attachment experiences with primary caregivers and the ability to form healthy emotional and physical relationships as an adult.
My primary specialties include Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Childhood and Adult Trauma, and Perinatal Mood Disorders.
I am trained in EMDR therapy through EMDRIA. EMDR is used to treat mild to severe emotional disturbances especially related to trauma.
I am trained in Emotionally Focused Couples therapy through ICEEFT. EFT can be used to strengthen the bond between two people in any given relationship.
I am trained in Perinatal Mood Disorders by Postpartum Support International. Perinatal Mood Disorders include postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and fetal loss.
I graduated with honors from Capella University with a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2015. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Mississippi, and can also provide health, relationship, or life coaching. I am married and have four children, two bonus children, and 2 grandchildren. In my free time, you will find me riding my horses, playing with my dogs, traveling to Montana to hike and camp, fishing, gardening, and many other outdoor activities.
I believe the best therapists have survived struggles of their own. From divorced parents and a dysfunctional childhood with my single mother to marital issues which led to parenting alone . . . all of this left me with a warrior mentality to not only survive but to also create a fulfilling life and help others do the same.
To contact me directly, you can call 407-917-0322.