Meet Melissa
(she, her, hers)
Melissa Healey is a licensed clinical social worker. She is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) and fluent in American Sign Language. Her approach to treatment involves a blend of evidence-based, solution-focused therapies alongside mind-body wellness practices. Where indicated, she teaches her clients a range of holistic techniques toward somatic healing such as breathwork, mindfulness, and body awareness. With her clients' strengths and interests in mind, she incorporates lessons, skills, and strategies of evidence-based therapies to empower her clients on their journey to wellness.
Melissa enjoys expanding her horizons. She is a certified yoga teacher, certified birth doula, scuba Divemaster candidate and an avid international traveler. She is currently in training to become a certified Financial Therapist. Melissa goes by the pronouns she, her, hers.
EXPERIENCE
Melissa has over nine years of clinical experience working with families, children, and adults from diverse backgrounds challenged with a wide range of mental health issues, ACEs (adverse childhood experiences), and life stressors. She provides targeted mental health interventions for individuals, youth and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She believes in providing compassionate, strength-based therapies while working in tandem with her clients to develop sustainable strategies to increase overall mental wellness.
SPECIALTIES
Melissa specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, trauma, PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and postpartum depression. In addition to working with Deaf individuals and CODAS (Children of Deaf Adults), she works with their hearing family members (siblings, parents, significant others). She works with members of the LGBTQA+ and BIPOC communities as well as the linguistically diverse deaf and hard of hearing population.
EDUCATION
- Master's of Social Work - Concentration in Community Organizing and Mental Health (2014) University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Bachelor's of Social Work degree, Minor in Psychology, Phi Alpha National Honors Society (2013) University of Michigan-Flint
- Certified Yoga Teacher 200 YTT (2021)
- Certified Resource Parent Caregiver Education Facilitator (2019)
- Certified Birth Doula and Breastfeeding peer support (2014)
