Melissa Baldwin

Psychotherapist

MS, NCC, APC, JD, MPH

Leadership & Ketamine Team

Holistic Therapy with Melissa

In-person therapy in Tucker, GA

Online Therapy / Telehealth - Georgia

$150 per 50-min session

melissa@perspectivesholistictherapy.com

Services

Areas of Focus

Therapeutic Approach

Melissa believes deeply in the power of psychotherapy and self-work and wants to share that passion with her clients. She believes that each person possesses the capabilities to continue to evolve and grow in every stage of life, and she offers a safe, nonjudgmental space for personal exploration. With a warm, supportive, and encouraging style, Melissa wants to accompany her clients on their journey of healing and personal growth while they navigate the in-betweens of life.

Melissa wants to meet her clients exactly where they are and join them in their emotional work as they walk through their challenges and transitions. Through empowerment and skill-building in a safe space, Melissa works with her clients to reframe their narratives and adjust coping styles that may no longer be serving them. Melissa strives to cultivate hope and positivity and inspire new ways of thinking, feeling, and being so that her clients learn that there are boundless opportunities for each of them to become their most true and authentic selves.

Melissa is an integrative psychotherapist who primarily works from a person-centered perspective while incorporating elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), utilizing certain Narrative techniques, and relying on fundamental principles of Internal Family Systems. She believes that we each are comprised of distinct parts of ourselves, and that integration is key to healing through acceptance and self-compassion work. Melissa teaches skill-building and mindfulness techniques to her clients and facilitates opportunities for each client to rewrite their personal stories to liberate themselves from narratives they have adopted during their lives that are incongruent to their beliefs and values.

Melissa is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys yoga and meditation. She believes that there is power and healing in bonding with nature and utilizing breath as a vehicle of healing and a calming balm. She wants to help her clients learn to use their untapped resources to help heal and personally transform themselves.

Credentials and Training

  • MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mercer University

  • BA in Psychology from Emory University; MPH in Epidemiology from University of Miami School of Medicine; JD from University of Miami School of Law

  • National Certified Counselor (NCC)

  • Internal Family Systems Informed Practitioner – Healing through Compassionate Connection

  • Trained in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

  • Georgia Mandated Reporters Certified

  • Stewards of Children Certified 

  • Practicing under the supervision of Laurie Patrice, MS, LPC, BCPC, CPCS

Professional Affiliations

  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

  • American Counseling Association (ACA)

  • Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA-GA)

  • Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society