Melissa Timlin, LPC

Melissa Timlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credentialed to practice in both Michigan and Missouri with ten years of experience in mental health and addiction treatment. She combines clinical training with a decade of dedicated service in the U.S. Navy, where she took on leadership roles including Command Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate, bringing practical insight from that military background to her therapeutic work.

Her practice focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, loss, motivation challenges, self-esteem and confidence concerns, depression, and the transitions of perimenopause, as well as supporting those living with serious mental illness. Melissa offers specialized addiction treatment for substance-related concerns and problematic pornography or sexual behaviors. She also addresses a wide range of related issues, such as attachment and abandonment concerns, family blending difficulties, body image, caregiving stress, chronic health and pain challenges, codependency, communication and control issues, and personality-related difficulties.

Melissa centers her work on the belief that each person is the expert on their own life and brings strengths that can be mobilized to change patterns that no longer serve them. Her clinical approach blends evidence-based therapies and somatic and mindfulness-informed practices. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy for couples work, Internal Family Systems, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative and Solution-Focused therapies, attachment-based approaches, and somatic techniques. She also integrates restorative yoga, body-scan meditation, and pranayama as complementary practices aligned with therapeutic goals.

Outside of her professional role, Melissa spends time with her husband, their four children, and their pug, Miss Pearl. Her work emphasizes collaboration, practical strategies, and individualized care to support people moving toward greater purpose and well-being.