Melisa Atkeson is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include . This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Melisa Atkeson, LCSW is the founder of Wise Mind Psychotherapy, PLLC, a private practice in McLean, VA, that provides treatment to adolescents, families, and adults. She has a particular interest in people who experience their emotions intensely and have difficulty managing them in healthy ways. Melisa understands that the best predictor of positive therapy outcomes is the relationship between client and therapist. She pulls from a variety of evidence-based approaches and offers a comfortable and friendly environment for clients to improve their ability to understand and cope with their feelings. Using Insight-oriented therapies as well as CBT and DBT, Melisa teaches skills and provides the support needed to recover from symptoms of depression, anxiety, emotion dysregulation, mood disorders, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, and more. When appropriate, she works to treat problems impacting entire family systems. Melisa has worked to help people with problems for 20+ years. She sees clients in her private practice, Wise Mind Psychotherapy, PLLC, in McLean, Virginia. The best way to reach Melisa is through email or via the Contact tab on her website, wisemindpsychotherapy.net.