Melanie Alford, MSW MPH LICSW
Manzanita Therapy, LLC
Therapy for Individuals
I Work With Clients Needing Help With:
Exploration of gender, sex and sexuality
Gender transition
Individuals and couples questioning their sexual and relationship practices, including exploration of kink, polyamory, flexible monogamy, and swinging
Anxiety/Depression
Grief and Loss
Chronic Illness, including AIDS/HIV, Hepatitis C, chronic pain,
cancer, MS, GB/CIDP, stroke and other brain injury, etc
Histories of trauma, including rape, war-time trauma, domestic violence and childhood abuse
Exploration of spirit, spirituality, intuitive senses
Therapy Approaches I Use:
Mindfulness Techniques, largely drawn from meditation and Buddhist philosophies
Psychodynamic techniques
Cognitive Therapy techniques
Systems Theory
Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change Theory
Internal Family Systems
Fees:
$180 for 60 minute session
I accept the following insurance:
Minnesota Medical Assistance (MA)
Minnesota Care programs
U-Care
Forms:
Please download and fill out the following forms for our first session.
Contact:
Fax: 612-294-6767
Location:
All appointments are Telehealth only.
About the Name: I grew up in the Gold Country of Northern California, where the fiery-red Manzanita bushes grow like weeds. They are the first vegetation that seed after fires, and so in local Native American lore, they are symbols of growth and rebirth. As a child, I was mesmerized by the Manzanita, and as an adult, I have come to understand that they are a symbol both of my past and of things to come.
