Melissa Champion

When life feels overwhelming or the path forward isn’t clear, it can be helpful to slow down, take a long deep breath and look around us for the next small step. If you’re looking for someone to walk with you through these tough experiences or obstacles in life, Melissa is your person!

Melissa Champion has more than a decade of experience in mental health and specializes in areas of anxiety, depression, substance use, and trauma work with adults and older teens. She understands the importance of finding new and more effective tools to add to your toolbox, and she’s here to help you on your healing journey. Melissa is also passionate about including mindfulness and other holistic approaches in the therapeutic relationship, and can teach you how invaluable these skills can be for everyday challenges.

Melissa is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) with specialized training in supporting clients with substance use disorder. She also draws from a variety of evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or somatic tapping), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Most importantly, she balances empathy with practical strategies to help you create meaningful change.

After spending time with Melissa, it’ll feel like you were hugged by your favorite person; she brings warmth, compassion, and a sense of safety into all of her relationships.

Melissa grew up in a small town on the east side of the state, but after earning her Master of Social Work at Grand Valley State University, she fell in love with city life and is now a firm believer that the west side is the best side!

When she’s not sipping coffee or meeting with clients, you can find Melissa reading a good thriller, or spending time with her husband and young daughter– often experimenting with new baking recipes together. She also participates in a local community of naturopathic healers in her free time. Give her a call, she can’t wait to help support you on this journey!

Click here to view Melissa's profile on Psychology Today.