Seeking wholeness in the ripples of life
Welcome!
Life is hard and we carry so much day to day.
Therapy can help. You are not alone.
Melissa Garcia, M.A., LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Trauma. Identity. Wholeness.
Welcome to my website!
I am Melissa Garcia, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. As your therapist I hope to help you become the person you desire to be, who you were meant to be. We will work together to find your internal wholeness and contentment with life.
TRAUMA
I specialize in the healing of traumatic experiences that are carried within. You may be one of many who had an abusive childhood that includes physical, sexual, or emotional abuse and/or neglect. Maybe your parents were just too self-centered, didn't pay attention to you, never let you be a child, or were mentally ill and incapable of tending to your needs... Although these experiences are in the past, we feel them in our current lives. Your history may be affecting your relationships, your ability to connect with others, your job/ career, your ability to establish yourself, or just an overall feeling of worthlessness. We will address together your past in the present to help you move forward.
Sometimes we downgrade our experience, and hesitate to say "I was abused," but there are many situations that have had a major impact on us even though it wasn't "as bad as" what someone else has experienced. It is important to acknowledge your own experiences and acknowledge that you are struggling too.
We all have some "trauma" in our lives. How we were raised, life experiences, how we were born, our communities, and just being human impacts how we deal with life. Even those who had a good life will run into challenging situations that they don't know ho w to deal with... because they have never had to; dealing with relationships, difficult co-workers, loss of loved ones, or failure. Or even more drastic experiences such as rape, assault, or domestic violence. And we need help learning new ways to deal with life.
IDENTITY AND WHOLENESS
Through my diverse experiences I have worked extensively with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse issues, dissociation, Post-traumatic Stress, addictions, life transitions, and grief.
I also work with the LGBT community including non-binary identities and Trans-women.
In therapy we will work together to find wholeness, improve your self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and being more effective in life.
I am Melissa Garcia, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. As your therapist I hope to help you become the person you desire to be, who you were meant to be. We will work together to find your internal wholeness and contentment with life.
TRAUMA
I specialize in the healing of traumatic experiences that are carried within. You may be one of many who had an abusive childhood that includes physical, sexual, or emotional abuse and/or neglect. Maybe your parents were just too self-centered, didn't pay attention to you, never let you be a child, or were mentally ill and incapable of tending to your needs... Although these experiences are in the past, we feel them in our current lives. Your history may be affecting your relationships, your ability to connect with others, your job/ career, your ability to establish yourself, or just an overall feeling of worthlessness. We will address together your past in the present to help you move forward.
Sometimes we downgrade our experience, and hesitate to say "I was abused," but there are many situations that have had a major impact on us even though it wasn't "as bad as" what someone else has experienced. It is important to acknowledge your own experiences and acknowledge that you are struggling too.
We all have some "trauma" in our lives. How we were raised, life experiences, how we were born, our communities, and just being human impacts how we deal with life. Even those who had a good life will run into challenging situations that they don't know ho w to deal with... because they have never had to; dealing with relationships, difficult co-workers, loss of loved ones, or failure. Or even more drastic experiences such as rape, assault, or domestic violence. And we need help learning new ways to deal with life.
IDENTITY AND WHOLENESS
Through my diverse experiences I have worked extensively with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse issues, dissociation, Post-traumatic Stress, addictions, life transitions, and grief.
I also work with the LGBT community including non-binary identities and Trans-women.
In therapy we will work together to find wholeness, improve your self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and being more effective in life.