Welcome to Melissa Perrin PsyD

I love what I do. I find people fascinating and feel particularly grateful that I am allowed to witness and guide people through difficult and joyful periods in their lives. We humans are wonderfully resilient and adaptive. Coming to therapy is not a sign of weakness but of courage and desire for health. The best outcome of treatment is a decrease in unproductive symptoms and behaviors, as well as an increase in the general comfort level with newer behaviors, views and choices.

Sometimes I am along for only part of the journey. In other situations, clients return for check-ups, tune-ups or to move through another difficult leg of the journey. I am a preventionist at heart and often approach issues with two goals: help manage the current symptoms and attempt to prepare the client for future events that might call for old or new behaviors.

In this site, you will find:

Information about my therapeutic practice.
Information about seminars and workshops that I give as well as Continuing Education Opportunities and Consultation opportunities.
Information about Consultation for Title IV issues
General information compiled to answer questions that I am frequently asked about anxiety, depression, addictions, recovery, compulsive behavior and life transitions.
Resources to aid further exploration.

Upcoming Speaking Engagements and Events

June 13th Haymarket's Summer Institute on Addictions: Women and Sex Addiction in 2012
June 13th Haymarket's Summer Institute on Addictions: The Impact of Sex Addiction on Partnership
September 14th AATP: a half day seminar: Marijuana Use: Risks and Consequences
September 14th AATP: a half day seminar: Narrative Therapy
November 2nd: Spirituality and the Brain
December 8th AATP: TBA

Please contact me if you have questions or would like more information.