Melissa graduated from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2010 with a Bachelors in Psychology and Business Administration and graduated in 2013 from Southern Nazarene University with a Master of Science in Counseling psychology. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked in Tulsa Public School system and Tulsa and Rogers county schools providing school and home based services. Her professional focus is Play Therapy, working with children, teens, adults, and families with an emphasis on Trauma, Autism Spectrum issues, Sensory Processing, Conduct and Attachment issues and kids that are on IEP’s. She utilizes an eclectic counseling technique and draws from many disciplines to best help her clients meet their goals. She uses expressive therapeutic mediums: incorporating music, art, sand tray, puppets, and kinetic play and well as Client Centered, Cognitive/Behavioral therapy techniques. She works to maintain a creative, warm, and safe therapeutic environment for her clients to explore their own personal needs and to facilitate change through a supportive therapy process. Melissa is a single mom of 3 children and has worked with children and teens in a variety of settings over a span of 22 years.