About

Melissa Youngblood, MA LPC Melissa has been a licensed professional mental health counselor since 2005. Melissa is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a Master-Certified Accelerated Resolution Therapist (ART), and is licensed in Michigan to provide counseling and clinical supervision. She is currently enrolled at Oakland University in a Ph.D. in Counseling program and is studying moral injury and PTSD. She has Sailor, a certified animal-assisted therapy dog in the office and believes animals help the healing. She has presented at local, state, national and international conferences on PTS and has appeared on radio and television. When she is not working or attending class, she spends time with her children, 2 dogs, backpacking, competitive shooting, and teaching women’s self-defense. She believes recovery is always possible. As a trauma survivor, she knows the impact of healing and wants to help you recover. Safety and respect are key to your care and essential for therapy to work. Melissa is only working with veterans, LEO/First Responders and Healthcare workers who have PTS. She does not take general clients at this time.