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My name is Melissa Grossman and I am a licensed mental health therapist for Washington State. My therapeutic approach in supporting clients who are faced with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and more, is based on trust, client-centricity, and mindfulness.
My approach
I use tools from Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT therapy) methodology, as well as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness.
My focus
I work with clients who are challenged by anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, eating disorders, and stress management.
My communication style
My goal is to create a therapeutic environment that is based on honesty, trust, meaning, and humor. I see the therapeutic session as a "sandbox" for exploring thoughts, creating perspective, identifying personal meaning and values that support the client's goals of a life well lived.
My journey to mental healthcare
There is so much to embrace in this honorable work, and I would say that being a participant in the client's journey towards creating space for acceptance and meaning is what makes this a "golden ticket" type of "gig."
My goals for you
Goal setting is based on what the client perceives as value-added to their lives. My job is to support the ideas, provide perspective, and assist the client in challenging any "bumps" that occur along the way in meeting those goals.
My first session with you
The first session includes introductions, a review of expectations (both mine and yours), and then a review of your history, intentions for therapy, and how to move forward.
