Melissa Timlin , LPC

Melissa Timlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in both Michigan and Missouri with 10 years of experience in mental healthcare and addiction counseling. She brings additional perspective from a decade of active-duty service in the U.S. Navy, where she served as a Command Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor and as a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate, roles that inform her work with individuals facing complex challenges.

Her clinical focus includes support for stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and loss, motivation and self-esteem concerns, depression, perimenopause-related issues, and serious mental illnesses. She has specialized experience treating substance use disorders and pornography or sexual addiction, helping clients reclaim balance and control. Melissa approaches each person as the expert of their own story, building on existing strengths to foster meaningful change.

Therapeutically, Melissa integrates holistic practices such as restorative yoga, body-scan meditation, and pranayama with evidence-based frameworks including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address negative patterns and develop practical skills. In couples work she follows an Emotionally Focused framework that explores attachment styles to improve connection and communication. Outside of practice, Melissa enjoys time with her husband, their four children, and their pug, Miss Pearl.