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Life can be overwhelming.
Seeking help shouldn't be.
From the therapy room to everyday life
Practical insights for healthy Christian spiritual, emotional, and relational living
Melissa Fisher, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (WA)
Tools for clarity, healing and connecting with Jesus
From a Recovered Worrier
to a soon-to-be Recovered Worrier:
Revell of Baker Publishing Group
Melissa
the
Counselor
I work with clients through anxiety, trauma, grief, spiritual/church/ministry concerns and more. Instead of a “one-size-fits-all” approach, I consider each client’s needs and use a combination of cognitive-behavioral, insight-oriented, psychodynamic, solution-focused and attachment concepts. In addition, I have completed training in EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Crisis training (Skills for Psychological Recovery) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State (61575463). I have a Master's Degree in Professional Counseling, completed in 2014. I am also a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. (See below for "What is a Christian Counselor?")
I am not currently taking new clients. Please contact Charis Counseling Associates or visit www.psychologytoday.com for referrals.
For those seeking therapy in Las Vegas, Nevada, you can reach out to
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Author of Jesus for the Anxious: 8 Weeks of Practicing Peace to Calm your Worry and Fear (Baker Publishing Group)
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Content developer for Charis Counseling Associates
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Submissions in Stories and Faith and Courage from the Home Front
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Submissions to former military spouse online publications Wives in Bloom and Faith Deployed
Melissa the Writer
Melissa the Teacher/
Leader
I currently work as part of the Mental Health Education teaching team for Charis Counseling Associates.
In addition to my work as a counselor, I have over a decade of experience working with adults and teens in youth ministry, women’s ministry and military ministry, to include leading, teaching and writing.
I graduated from Portland State University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. After 10 years of marriage and military life, God moved my heart to help others through life struggles so I pursued a Master's Degree in Professional Counseling, completing this in 2014. I have also completed a three-year Spiritual Formation Institute through the Renewing Life Center in Las Vegas.
More personally, I love to spend my non-working time going for walks, gardening, and spending time with family. My husband and I have two adult children and we enjoy traveling and hiking.
Melissa the Person
What is a Christian Counselor?
The term “Christian Counselor” varies widely in meaning across the landscape of helping others. Here is my working definition:
I am a...
Christian by implicit, personal faith disciplines
Counselor by explicit, ethical and professional clinical practices
for all clients.
I provide biblical integration into the therapy process by client request, informed by my personal and professional experiences in biblical studies and ministry work.