Melissa Burnett

My communication style

I attempt to create a comfortable and open environment for my clients. I don't believe a client should feel as though they are sitting in a 'clinical' or 'stuffy' setting.

My journey to mental healthcare

A lifetime of anxiety and a family who did not understand eventually led me down a path to help people. Based on other experiences, I chose social work, and over the years, this career took me into medical social work, mental health, hospice social work, working with Veterans, and eventually private practice.

My goals for you

Collaboration in the goal-setting process tends to work best. Clients appear to enjoy the process of discussing and working as a team to build a goal and eventually track the progress they've made in therapy.

Our first session

You can expect to ask me questions about how sessions will go, ask questions related to therapy or how sessions will work, and expect time to warm up to the session to help reduce anxiety before the session.

I identify as...

• Female