Melanie Saldana is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anxiety, Depression, Divorce, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Parenting, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Teen Violence, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Past abuse experiences aren’t necessarily old history. It’s common to still struggle months, even years after the painful experience. Do you struggle with intimacy in relationships, or feelings of discomfort around sex, even when it’s consensual? Sometimes there is no shortage of sexual experiences but you find it difficult to enjoy them, needing more, or feeling numb. You may be feeling shame, loneliness, and sudden or strong emotional reactions to subtle reminders of the abuse. It’s common to forget or have doubts about whether the abuse was real or imagined. You’re not alone. It’s not easy to talk about what happened but it may be harder to live with the everyday triggers. EMDR is a powerful tool that helps your mind and body clear the wounds of abuse and allows you to move forward with clarity, courage, and confidence. Instead of living in shame, fear, or panic, you can find peace and feel empowered to stop reliving past abuse. Helping survivors of assault is a personal and profess