Melissa Swartz
Founder, Clinical Director
Melissa believes in an individualized approach to client treatment and is passionate about connecting each client to the tools and team members who best fit their specific personality and needs. She’s the driving force behind the center’s “no-shame” approach for all clients in their treatment and is dedicated to the use of brain-based, integrative treatment.
Melissa has a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University and she maintains certifications as an Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor- Supervisor, Substance Abuse Professional, and as an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist through the National Acupuncture and Detoxification Association and the West Virginia Board of Acupuncture. She is also licensed as an Approved Licensed Professional Supervisor and Counselor.
In her more than 25 years of experience in the mental health field, Melissa has been heavily influenced by her training in neuroscience, stress science, attachment therapy, nutrition, and evolutionary biology.
“Using a brain-based, integrative, no-shame approach to treatment has been so rewarding to me! I love that we can connect each client and their individual needs and personalities to the various tools and skills of our whole team of providers. “
