Dr. Melanie Love
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
You're everyone's rock, but lately it's heavy carrying that weight alone. You've been let down before when you've asked for help, so you've learned to just deal with it yourself.
But you're tired of feeling numb and disconnected. You want relationships where you can be independent and supported. You want to feel good enough and seen for how hard you're working. ​
I specialize in working with men who want to feel better, reconnect with your drive, and build stronger relationships.​
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You don't have to muscle through it alone anymore. Let's build a roadmap for a life worth living.
Does This Sound Like You?
Everyone has always relied on you. You take on as much you can but lately you're overwhelmed. You're more reactive and it makes you distance from friends or your partner. You worry they'd see you as weak or a burden. Maybe you've tried to open up but felt judged or misunderstood. You want to find relief, to be able to turn your mind off and sleep, to not feel so numb.
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From a young age, you’ve pushed down your needs and hidden your true self in order to take care of others. You’ve always been the strong one. The world around you has told you to "Suck it up" and "Just be tough."
But it's made it impossible to know how you feel and even harder to trust that anyone cares. It's like you're wearing a mask, even around loved ones. You wish you could just fix your problems by yourself.
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As a licensed psychologist specialized in men's mental health, I can help you figure out a new way to feel strong that doesn't mean burying it underground to survive. I'll teach you to connect with emotions so you can manage your mood with more ease and build stronger relationships with yourself and the people who matter most.​
I'm glad you're here.
Here's how therapy with me will help:
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I'll be an active, compassionate guide in helping you forge new paths for greater fulfillment in your personal and professional life. We'll build a new model for what it means to be strong and successful. Your experience feeling understood in our sessions will translate into more confidence building relationships that really work for you. I can also help you craft a customized toolbox to deal with difficult emotions, drawing from my experience with mindfulness, behavioral, and somatic approaches.​​
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From my professional training, including co-authoring the book “Secrets and Lies In Therapy” (APA, 2019), my expertise is helping you feel comfortable getting to the heart of issues, even if that's been tough before. If you’ve felt misunderstood and criticized in the past, you'll have a different experience with me. When we shine a compassionate light on what you've been through, you'll feel deep relief and notice your self-criticism and self-doubt quiet down.
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You’ve been figuring it out alone long enough. I look forward to connecting with you.
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Together, we'll identify the deeper roots of unhappiness and overwhelm. I'll help you reshape patterns in relationships or ways of coping that aren't working the way they used to. We'll collaborate to transform awareness into lasting change to your thought patterns, habits, emotions, and how you relate.
Like any relationship, therapy works best when it is the right fit. Please reach out to schedule a time to talk. We'll go over your needs and goals and I'll answer any questions you have.
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It takes strength to reach out. I'll respond quickly when you do so we can get started.