Melissa Symonds

I am a licensed professional therapist out of Chester, CT practicing a strength based approach meeting you, the client, where you are and providing the interventions that meet your needs in the moment. The wellness industry defines my techniques as eclectic, integrated with CBT techniques, and what I like to call as treating the whole person as defined by you - exploring the here and now or taking a walk back to your past to work out unfinished business. We work together. I am passionate about women and girls finding their voices and strengths and authenticity - I worked with Stephanie Covington summer of 2019 learning her Voices program of self discovery and empowerment for girls. This past year I took a journey training with people outside of the therapy industry learning how to help girls and women be more authentic, assertive and resilient while finding their inner power, their voice and their place in the world. I trained at Smith College with renowned author of Enough as She Is, Odd Girl Out and Curse of the Good Girl Rachel Simmons and Girls’ Leadership, I have trained with One Circle Foundation in Girls Circle focusing on strength based training for girls, and locally with Becky Mashuta focusing on finding and nurturing the inner Goddess exploring alternative self care therapies with meditation, crystals, and dream work. It has been fascinating exploring current integrative therapies and girl empowerment with practitioners and authors which I hope to bring to the conversation working with all clients.