Why we exist...
Hi, I am Melissa. I am the owner of Therapeia and if you are reading this, then you are considering therapy. I want you to know I get how scary it feels. I know how hard facing our past can be. I have sat in both chairs and I understand how vulnerable and exposing therapy can be.
Nothing is more important to me then being the person you can trust and helping you see how so many things you think are problems, are actually solutions. Problems are solutions? Yes, I know it sounds absurd, but follow me for just a moment. You have already tried to change things about how you think and feel and how you react but you feel stuck and like you are not getting anywhere. I am here to tell you that when you feel like this, I see the tremendous amount of courage it takes to ask for help and to allow that vulnerability to be tolerable. These “problems” are most likely an adaptive way you learned how to survive. These feelings, thoughts, and behaviors are not the problems, but the solution your brain has devised to keep you going, even if it does so at the cost of your own personal misery. I work to help you understand how you have protected yourself and help you to see your problems as opportunities for growth. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and together, we can find the lesson.
My grandfather taught me that anyone can change. I believe we are all getting better every day. It requires patience, strength, and most importantly, support. I got here because others helped me overcome PTSD and trauma. Therapeia exists to help you find your true, calm, confident, and connected self while recovering quickly and creatively.
