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Wild Path
Forest Light
Melissa Jarvis, MA, LMHC

Melissa Jarvis, MA, LMHC

Clinical Counselor

My name is Melissa Jarvis and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) here in the state of Washington. I received my master’s degree in Applied Psychological Science from Pacific University and started my career in community mental health where I gained a wide range of knowledge in working with individuals from all walks of life and different mental health disorders. Though I worked with many different diagnoses, I excel in working with adults who are struggling with life transitions, anxiety, trauma and depression. I approach therapy with a client-centered trauma-informed approach meaning I help guide you while you are empowered to make your own change. I create a safe place for you to release and talk through these experiences of what life has thrown at you and challenge your viewpoint to expand and see the full picture. We will work on understanding our realm of control and use mindfulness to ground ourselves in the moment and let go of things we cannot change. I will provide psychoeducation on why our brains do the weird wacky things they do and help you take this information to better understand the change process. Through understanding your perspective of life, we will then work on the outward communication to help others understand us a bit better as well.

 

Change is hard but there is sweetness through difficulty!"

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