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Melissa Reterstoff, LPC
Teletherapist
Melissa has extensive clinical experience working in juvenile and adult drug courts, regional jail programs, private practice, outpatient, school-based, and virtual settings. She has served a diverse population, including children, adolescents, young adults, parents, couples, military members and their families, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, first responders, and individuals from the LGBTQ+, POC, and substance use recovery communities.
Currently, Melissa provides virtual counseling services to young adults, adults, first responders, parents, caregivers, and military service members and families, addressing concerns such as depression, general and social anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), PTSD, Complex PTSD, trauma, grief, relationships, emotion regulation, attachment, recovery maintenance, life purpose, stress management, self-esteem, parenting, life transitions, and identity.
In her practice at MySpectrum, Melissa specializes in helping clients move from survival-based functioning toward healing, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and values-based living through trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and brain-based treatment. She integrates evidence-based modalities including Attachment-Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness-Based and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing, Strengths-Based Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), grief-informed interventions, relapse prevention, and psychoeducation.
When working with Melissa via telehealth, clients can expect a collaborative, compassionate, and personalized experience. She supports clients in developing skills such as mindfulness, values-based living, cognitive reframing, self-regulation, self-care, self-compassion, and cultivating adaptive core beliefs. Melissa recognizes that suffering is a universal human experience that can prompt reflection on what matters most. She strives to create a safe space for clients to engage in self-exploration and move toward healing and growth.
Melissa believes therapy is not only about reducing symptoms but also about helping clients build resilience, deepen self-understanding and self-compassion, strengthen relationships and emotional regulation, and move toward post-traumatic growth following adversity to cultivate meaningful, values-driven lives.
In her spare time, Melissa enjoys traveling, camping, party planning, reading, crafting, spending time with family, and exploring life with her husband and children.
Call us today to schedule an appointment with Melissa: (804) 509-2579, option 1. Or, even easier, click here to submit an inquiry for your first appointment!