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ABOUT
Melissa Hall
Life shaped me into this work long before I ever had the credentials for it.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with years of clinical experience, and before that I spent decades immersed in holistic health and mind-body work. But the deeper foundation came from living my own personal journey. From navigating anxiety, identity shifts, responsibility, and the quiet reckoning that happens when you realize you cannot keep carrying everything the same way anymore.
Both my professional training and my lived experience inform how I see people. We are not just thoughts. We are nervous systems, histories, identities, stress loads, and stories we learned long before we had language for them.
I know what it’s like to be the strong one. The capable one. The one who holds everything together. I also know what it feels like to quietly question whether the life you’ve built actually fits you anymore.
I understand the experience of feeling like the black sheep in certain spaces. Of seeing systems clearly. Of being both resilient and tired at the same time. Because of that, this practice is deeply affirming of LGBTQ+ identities, neurodivergence, and anyone who has felt misunderstood or out of place. You do not have to shrink or translate yourself here.
When I’m not working, I’m usually reading something that stretches my thinking, listening to Prince when I need to reset my mood, watching a good series or documentary, or exploring in nature. Time spent on a lake, by a creek, quiet walks, and communing with nature are how I come back to myself. I also value time with fellow therapists and healers who understand this work and the responsibility that comes with holding space for others. Those conversations both expand me and keep me grounded,
I believe in growth and depth, but I also believe in rest, music, laughter, and spaces that feel safe.
Therapy with me is honest. It’s thoughtful. Sometimes it’s deep. Sometimes it’s practical. It’s never performative.
And you don’t have to have it all figured out before you walk in.
How I Work
I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. The work shifts depending on who you are, what you’re carrying, and what you actually have the capacity for right now.
Some weeks we focus on what’s happening in real time — a relationship dynamic, a decision you’re trying to make, anxiety that won’t settle. Other weeks we zoom out and look at the deeper patterns underneath it all. If it makes sense for you, we may incorporate hypnotherapy to work more directly with the nervous system and subconscious layers that don’t always respond to conversation alone.
As a social worker, I don’t see mental health as separate from the rest of you. Systems, identity, culture, access, and lived experience all shape how stress shows up. I hold that bigger picture while also helping you build agency inside it. Both matter.
I also bring decades of experience in holistic and integrative health into the room. I pay attention to how trauma, burnout, chronic illness, hormones, and everyday stress interact with emotional well-being. We look at the whole person, not just the symptom.
I’ll meet you with warmth and clarity. I won’t pathologize you, and I won’t let you stay stuck in stories that aren’t serving you.
The goal isn’t perfection. It’s relief, insight, and change that actually works in your real life.
Training & Credentials
I am a professional member of the National Association Of Social Workers.
For more specific information and what you can expect from me, see my FAQ page.
Education
B.A. (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology) - Ashford University
I graduated with honors from Ashford University with a Bachelor's in Psychology and a minor in Health Care Administration.
M.S.W. (Master Of Social Work) - Edinboro University
I received my Master's in Social Work from Edinboro University with a concentration in trauma-informed care.
Hypnotherapy Certification
I completed The Knowledge Tree's Hypnotherapy Certification Program