Wanderlust Therapeutic Services

11/28/2025

Community, Compassion, and Coming Together

This past Tuesday, Melbourne and Lisa—Founders and Owners of Wanderlust Therapeutic Services—had the privilege of volunteering at the Harbor Care 22nd Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner here in Nashua. This year was especially meaningful, as it marked both Lisa’s first time participating and our first year sponsoring the event as a small business.

From serving meals to connecting with guests, our Wanderlust team came together to support an organization doing important work in our community. At every volunteer gathering, we continue to notice the same dedicated group of helpers—individuals, nonprofits, and local businesses who consistently show up where they’re needed most. Their commitment is what makes events like this possible, and we’re grateful to stand alongside them.

At Wanderlust Therapeutic Services, community involvement has always been central to who we are. Giving back, supporting local organizations, and being present for our neighbors reflects the same values that guide our work every day.

If you or someone you know is seeking support with mental health or emotional well-being, our small business offers outpatient counseling services for individuals, children, and families. We’re here when the time feels right, and we welcome the opportunity to support you.

Together, we can continue building a stronger, more connected community.

11/26/2025

It was these words I heard sung Monday morning at the Pine Street Extension encampment, while representatives from Wanderlust Therapeutic Services and Soel

11/23/2025

Another Proud Moment for the Wanderlust Community

This past Friday night, our CEO and Founder, Melbourne Moran Jr., LICSW, was featured on WMUR-TV during Adam Sexton WMUR's segment on kratom use in New Hampshire. Following an expert interview with Dr. Cornel Stanciu, Melbourne was invited to share his insights as both a treating healthcare provider and a Nashua Alderman At Large.

Melbourne spoke about the legislation he introduced earlier this year in Nashua aimed at increasing public safety and awareness around kratom—an example of how he blends clinical expertise, real-world experience, and policy advocacy to support healthier communities.

At Wanderlust Therapeutic Services, we are proud to be led by someone whose vision extends far beyond the therapy room. Melbourne’s approach to mental health and addiction counseling is rooted in evidence-based care, but strengthened by his belief that meaningful change also requires advocacy, practical policy development, and at times, political action.

This unique perspective has helped position him as a national leader in social science, behavioral health, and social services.

As Wanderlust continues to expand into carefully chosen communities across the country, Melbourne brings with him a “wanderer’s approach”—offering high-quality, personalized care with the heart of a local, mom-and-pop practice.

We are honored to see his work recognized and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to important conversations shaping the future of mental health and addiction treatment.

Congratulations, Melbourne.
Your leadership guides our mission and inspires us every day.

A Dartmouth Health doctor is warning that an herbal supplement for sale at most gas stations can come with a high risk of addiction for some users.

11/22/2025

Wanderlust was honored to attend — and proudly sponsor — Salem Family Resources first-ever Fundraiser and GALA!

Our team had an incredible evening celebrating the meaningful work Salem Family Resources provides to support and strengthen families in our community. The event was filled with connection, inspiration, and genuine gratitude for the services that make such a difference across the region.

The gala created a beautiful atmosphere, and we were grateful to share this memorable night with so many dedicated partners and advocates.

Wanderlust is proud to support organizations that uplift and empower families, and we look forward to continuing this important partnership.

Here is a glimpse of our team at the event. If you were there, thank you for making the night so special.

11/12/2025

Please consider reaching out the Board of Alderman here in Nashua and ask them to give mercy to the unhoused especially during the winter and holiday season.

This is not the Christmas spirit.

Board of Aldermen email: boa@nashuanh.gov

After being passed by the Board of Aldermen on Oct. 28, controversial ordinance O-25-079, prohibiting camping on public property, will be back before the board this Thursday for reconsideration.

11/11/2025

A Tribute to the Honorable Gloria Timmons

From all of us at Wanderlust Therapeutic Services.

Wanderlust joins the City of Nashua in mourning the loss of Alderman-at-Large the Honorable Gloria Timmons — a remarkable leader, veteran, and advocate whose strength, compassion, and dedication lifted everyone around her.

Proud to have retired from the United States Army after 22 years of service, Gloria exemplified discipline, courage, and an unwavering sense of duty. Her life was one of service — to her country, her community, and to the countless individuals whose paths she crossed.

As a public servant, Gloria brought her trademark passion, authenticity, and integrity to every endeavor. She was a fierce advocate for mental health and public health, always standing up for those whose voices needed to be heard. Her leadership and advocacy helped strengthen Nashua and made a lasting impact that will continue to benefit generations to come.

From the earliest days of Wanderlust, Gloria was more than a supporter — she was a true friend. She believed in our mission to provide compassionate, accessible care to all, and she stood by us with encouragement, guidance, and genuine kindness. Her friendship was a gift — steady, honest, and full of heart.

Those who knew Gloria will forever remember her fierce honesty balanced with deep warmth. She told it like it was — direct yet always caring, powerful yet profoundly kind. She was a force to be reckoned with, a truth-teller with compassion, and a beacon of strength and sincerity in every space she entered.

We at Wanderlust are forever grateful for her support, her belief in us, and her example of leadership. The City of Nashua has lost a pillar, but her light will continue to guide all who strive to serve others with the same courage and heart she so freely gave.

With love and deepest respect,

The Moran Family

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11/10/2025

You can't have a rainbow without a little rain, and your mental health helps with the forecast🩵🌈

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We all wander – the rocky beach beckons, the mystical forest calls and the steep hills of life lure us up and down. Sometimes we lose our way. It’s ok. Come home to Wanderlust Therapeutic Services, a leader in social science and behavioral health counseling. We take true pride in caring for you,...

11/09/2025

November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, and in New Hampshire, youth homelessness is both growing — and often unseen.

The statewide count of people experiencing homelessness rose by 52% between 2022 and 2023 — the sharpest increase in the nation. One in five people counted were under 18, and many more young adults are couch surfing, sleeping in cars, or relying on unstable housing.

At Waypoint, we see this reality up close. Every day, youth walk through our doors seeking a shower, a meal, or a safe person to talk to. But what they’re really seeking is stability — and someone to believe in them.

Awareness is the first step. Action is the next. Together, we can make sure every young person in NH has a safe place to sleep and a community to stand beside them.

11/07/2025

Don’t miss PRIME in the Oak Room! Wednesday - Saturday from 5 PM- close. See you there!

11/07/2025

We are incredibly proud today.

The New Hampshire Union Leader published an op-ed written by our founder & CEO, Melbourne Moran Jr., LICSW — who is retiring as Alderman-at-Large for the City of Nashua on December 31st, 2025 — about the Question 1 vote that reshaped how public health is governed in our city.

Yes, this one is personal for us.

On election day, Nashua overwhelmingly voted to amend the City Charter so that the Board of Health will now include a Licensed Social Worker and a Registered Nurse.

For a small New Hampshire mental health clinic like ours — this matters.

This is a defining win for:
• our clients
• our profession
• nurses
• the future wellbeing of Nashua

It means that lived behavioral health expertise — the kind we sit in all day long with real human stories — is no longer “adjacent” to decision-making. It is now literally seated at the table where major health policy gets shaped.

As a local mom-and-pop counseling shop, we know what it feels like when systems are designed around revenue models instead of the lived realities of families, elders, trauma survivors, and working-class people stretched thin by the cost of housing.

This vote tells the truth:
The public knows what actually keeps people healthy.
And they voted for it directly.

We encourage every one of our clients, colleagues, referral partners, and fellow New Hampshire practitioners to read and share Melbourne’s column.

This is a milestone — not just for Wanderlust — but for every person in Nashua who deserves a system that sees their whole health, not just their symptoms.

Here is the direct link to the op-ed in the Union Leader & a clip of the article is in the comments:

https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/melbourne-moran-jr-nashua-voted-yes-to-real-health-reform-tuesday/article_e40ddfa7-1396-43ca-a325-af5b500ab3fe.html

— Wanderlust Therapeutic Services
Serving communities throughout New Hampshire



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ON ELECTION DAY the voters of Nashua did something rare in local government: They changed the structure of power — on purpose — to include lived, clinical expertise.

11/04/2025

Hey neighbors,

Voting just opened for the first round of Best of Greater Nashua, and Wanderlust Therapeutic Services is on the ballot for Mental Health Provider.

We are small. Family owned. Mom-and-pop in every sense of the phrase. We built this practice out of our own lived experiences, our own healing, and our belief that connection and compassionate care absolutely changes people’s lives.

If our clinicians have ever sat with you or someone you love in a hard moment…
If you’ve ever sent someone our way because you trusted we would hold them with care…
This is one of those moments where your voice truly matters.

Please take a moment and vote for Wanderlust in Round 1 — help us move on to the finalist stage and put a spotlight on local mental health care that is rooted in community, not corporations.

Thank you for showing up for the little guys… and for believing in the work we do here, one human at a time.

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11/03/2025

𝗡𝗦𝗞𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲.

If you are a New Hampshire resident on SNAP, you can come to our location to pick up an emergency food box on Tuesday, November 4:

📍𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 2 Quincy Street, Nashua
⏰ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Tuesday, 11am–3pm

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘂𝘀?
➡️Visit the NH Department of Health and Human Services website to find a distribution location near you: https://tinyurl.com/2p59xe9v
➡️Or download a PDF of Snap Distribution Locations in NH: https://tinyurl.com/z4fcsnt2