Melinda Kinkaid, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) working with individuals, couples, families, children, and teens. Do you seek more balance, understanding, and freedom in your life and relationships? I provide a safe and supportive environment to help you through difficulties to find a more positive place. Whether we work to develop boundaries, increase self-esteem, decrease destructive patterns, or move past painful life experiences, together we will process what you are going through in order to obtain clarity, solutions, and personal growth. We can create contentment in our present moment and live fully in that moment each day. I believe in the importance of establishing a therapeutic bond in the working relationship between client and therapist. I work interpersonally in the here and now, combining principles and practices from object relations, family systems, cognitive behavioral, and experiential therapies. I also have over 13 years of experience in helping children and teens with their personal challenges. Issues treated: Anxiety Trauma Conflict and communication Mindfulness practices Expressive therapies, Interrupting and changing negative thought processes.