Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I graduated from Michigan State University with my MSW. After graduating I spent 6 years in Hospice providing grief counseling, stress management, and caregiver support to family members. I have recently transitioned to primary working with individuals with chronic pain and have been doing so since May of 2021. I genuinely want to work in collaboration with my patient’s to meet their goals and needs to manage chronic pain, anxiety, depression and trauma. The current modalities that I use with patient’s are Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Cognitive Behavior therapy, and and EMDR, as well as relaxation therapy.
I believe that the client-therapist relationship is the most important aspect of therapy and work hard to get to know you as a person to organize your treatment plan that meets your needs and update the treatment plan as needed.
Thank you for taking the first step. It can be hard to reach out for help when we need it the most. Look forward to working with you. 🙂
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Melissa Lininger earned her Master of Social Work from Michigan State University and is a licensed master’s-level social worker in Michigan (MI LMSW 6801109036). She brings six years of clinical experience to her practice.
After graduating, she spent six years working in hospice, providing grief counseling, stress management, and caregiver support to family members. In May of 2021 she transitioned to working primarily with individuals living with chronic pain.
Melissa works collaboratively with patients to address chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and trauma, tailoring treatment to each person’s goals and needs. Her clinical approach draws on Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and relaxation therapy.
She places strong value on the client-therapist relationship and makes an effort to get to know each person in order to create and update individualized treatment plans as needed.
She appreciates the step it takes to seek help and looks forward to working with individuals who reach out.
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