Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Graduate Degree: Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and M.S. in Applied Psychology
Graduate School: California Professional School of Psychology, Alliant Los Angeles and University of Southern California
Internship Site: University of Arkansas Counseling and Psychological Services
Postdoctoral Training Site: UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services
Clinical Interests: student-athlete mental health, first generation and international student mental health, trauma, depression, body image preoccupations and disordered eating, suicidal ideation and self-harm, emotion dysregulation, identity development, power differential relationships, adjustment struggles, and grief and loss
Approach to Treatment: Melanie’s approach integrates time-limited psychodynamic therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and interpersonal therapy frameworks. Melanie encourages the ownership and awareness of a client’s intersecting identities, and strives to collaborate with and advocate for students to get their needs met. She creates and maintains interpersonal safety through authenticity, compassion, and humor. In doing so, Melanie prioritizes each client feeling less stuck and less alone as they find and grow into their unmasked selves.