Melanie Van Orden, LMSW

Welcome

Have you tried traditional talk therapy and find yourself hitting a plateau? Are you experiencing trauma and PTSD due to a break-up, divorce, grief, sexual addiction, infidelity, love addiction, or sexual abuse and wonder if relief will ever be available to you? Perhaps you're curious if the growing field of psychedelic-assisted therapy could help you find the change you are seeking. If so, you've come to the right place. I specialize in helping people find the breakthroughs they desire through an eclectic approach, including trauma-based therapy, somatic parts work, and psychedelic assisted therapy (currently utilizing ketamine). I work particularly well with women, creatives, & queer people, including non-binary, lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, & pansexual folks. I also specialize in recovery from coercive control, including high demand religions (especially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/LDS/Mormonism), narcissistic abuse, and cults, both religious & secular. My clients often appreciate an eclectic approach utilizing somatic, relational, attachment-based, mindfulness-based (MBCT), psychodynamic, & Internal Family Systems (IFS) modalities. If you find yourself in any of the categories listed above, I hope that you’ll reach out for a complimentary 15 minute consultation today. I look forward to hearing from you.

About

Melanie graduated with a Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University in 2007 and completed post-graduate work in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality from the Blanton-Peale Institute. She also received certificates in Ketamine-Assisted Therapy and Psychedelic Integration from Fluence, a leading educational research center in psychedelic-assisted therapy. She specializes in trauma-informed therapy, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and life coaching. She uses an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and queer affirming lens in her work that centers the lived experiences of her clients. She works particularly well with women, creatives, entrepreneurs, and LGBTQIA+ people. Her psychedelic work is complimented by her approach utilizing somatic, relational, mindfulness-based, trauma-informed, and psychodynamic modalities. She also specializes in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and attachment-based therapy. A particular area of focus in her practice is religious trauma recovery and spiritual/existential exploration.

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