Relational healing & reconnecting
you with your authentic self
"We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, and we can be healed in relationship."
-Harville Hendrix
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
I work from a psychospiritual perspective with those who are navigating the journey of individuation, facing life transitions, struggling with relational challenges, tired of feeling disconnected from the body’s innate wisdom and healing abilities, or just feeling like unfinished business from the past is getting in the way of being able to live life with ease in the present.
We will work with the sensations of the body, the imaginal, and the transpersonal in order to develop deep presence and listening within oneself and the field. We will deconstruct and unravel the noise and rigidity of external sources of authority, power structures and conditioning that block you from your own knowing and liberation.
My gifts are in evoking the powerful life force of your being, offering support and guidance through liminal spaces, and shining a light on unconscious processes that may be lurking in the shadows in order to bring clarity and create the conditions for transformation. I am honored to support you in this journey of coming into integrity so that you may feel more connected to your truth, authentic expression, unique gifts, power, purpose, creativity, passion, and sense of aliveness.
Relational Counseling
I believe that the most successful relationships support each partner’s greatest well-being and welcome the fullest expression of each person’s most authentic self. Because relationships are often our earliest sources of wounding, the attachment and ego-based issues that arise in partnership present opportunities for our greatest sources of healing if we are willing to utilize them as powerful mirrors, teachers, and vehicles for transformation.
I will create safety to help you transcend surface-level conflicts, habitual patterns, and defensive armoring in order to arrive at a greater depth of emotional intimacy and authentic connection within yourselves and with each other. There is an opportunity to move beyond viewing the relationship merely as a source of happiness but as a profound container for growth, awakening, and co-creation.
I work with a variety of relationship structures but am particularly passionate about supporting partners who are exploring or participating in ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, relationship anarchy and kink. I am also comfortable working with couples on the brink requiring discernment counseling or those who are navigating conscious uncoupling.
Kundalini Yoga and Meditation
I offer personalized Kundalini yoga, meditation, and breathwork sessions to supplement talk therapy with a more holistic approach. Kundalini yoga is traditionally known as the yoga for the “householder” — those with busy lives, families, and work who do not have the time to devote hours out of their day to a spiritual practice. These are short, potent practices that can help strengthen the nervous system to remain grounded in your own truth during a time of collective chaos and help you clear the energy systems of the body to move through whatever challenges you may be facing.
Group Work
A Group for the Spiritual Seeker: For those on the spiritual healing journey who yearn for more in life beyond the conditioned templates of success we have been sold. Come together with others also on this journey of exploring our inner landscapes, authentic selves, and unique paths. This is a space to be witnessed in speaking your truth, strengthen your trust in your intuition, learn about the various tools that may aid us in our journeys, revel in the wild signs and synchronicities we have all encountered along the way, and develop faith as well as a felt sense of our interconnectedness. Together we will find meaning, connection, liberation, and a greater sense of aliveness.
Rates
Individual Psychotherapy (60 min)..............$130
Relational Counseling (60 min)..................$160
Relational Counseling (90 min)..................$240
Kundalini Yoga and Meditation (60 min).....$130
Group Work (sliding scale).................$25 to 50
Payment is due in full at the time of service by debit, credit or HSA card. I do not currently accept insurance; however, I am able to offer a Superbill for psychotherapy services that you may submit to your insurance company for reimbursement of fees if you have out-of-network benefits.
My sliding scale spots for individual psychotherapy and relational counseling are currently full.
As I believe strongly in the healing power of relationships, the one that we form together is of critical importance. I offer a full session 60-minute consultation that is billed for only if we decide to move forward in working together. My hope is that this allows us an opportunity to get more of a felt sense of what it would be like to work together and to better assess mutual fit.
About Melissa
I too have lost sight of my authentic self before.
I am deeply familiar with the struggle of de-conditioning from cultural, societal, familial and other narratives in order to recover a sense of your true identity. I know well the pain of losing yourself in relationships and the confusion that often comes with disentangling from codependent ways of being.
Embarking on the journey of reclaiming my authenticity and living in integrity has been the most freeing and fulfilling endeavor of my life. The rewards of this work has shown to be most evident in the quality of my relationships. I am endlessly curious and driven in my explorations around balance in the negotiation of space and closeness with others and what is possible when we show up in our connections as our full, whole-hearted selves.
My style of therapy is intuitive, direct and constructive. I will challenge and orient you towards the transformation that is yearning to emerge from within you. I believe that relationships hold up mirrors to our blind spots that are in need of the most care and nurturance, and I strive to offer this compassionate reflection to all my clients. I am open-minded and draw inspiration from a wide range of therapeutic and holistic healing modalities. I am deeply committed to and fervent about my work, because I genuinely believe that collective healing begins with healing in our relationships.
Outside of my identity as a therapist: I jump on my trampoline in between sessions. I practice Kundalini yoga and meditation. I am drawn to the water. I find renewal sitting in saunas and cold plunging. I host epic dinner parties. I believe in plant medicine. I am a Cancer Moon. I am an ongoing work in progress, and I remember to take care of myself in these ways some days better than others. I feel most myself when I am dancing wildly and when I am sitting in deep connection and reverence with others — including my clients. I am incredibly fortunate and grateful to get to do the work that I do.
Training / Areas of Study
Psychodynamic, Relational, Experiential, Somatic,
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Transpersonal
Get in Touch
If you are interested in working with me and scheduling a consultation, please fill out the form below.
For all other inquiries, you can reach me at melissa@mchenpsychotherapy.com
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