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Friends Counseling Center, Inc
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
407 North Sycamore Street, North Manchester, IN 46962
Let's Connect (260) 217-2780
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Melinda has past experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She has worked with individuals who are navigating their way towards healing from abusive relationships past and or present. Melinda has a passion for working with trauma and grief, as well as the everyday stresses of life. Melinda integrates theories, research, and practices of attachment, trauma-informed care, and holistic health into her work. Along with Melinda, Emily Dotson LMFT offer a wide range of mental health treatment in North Manchester and in Wabash.
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Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem | Elevance
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareSource
- Cenpatico
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Indiana University Health Plan
- Magellan
- Medicaid
- Optum
- Sagamore
- TRICARE
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Friends Counseling Center, Inc
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of Indiana / 33012214A Supervised by Teresa Johnson LCSW (Indiana / 34006756A) Melinda Schwartz
- Attended Indiana University South Bend, Master's Social Work, Graduated 2009
Pre-Licensed Professional: Melinda Schwartz
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Grief
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Friends Counseling Center @ 1st Brethren
407 North Sycamore Street
North Manchester, IN 46962
(260) 217-2780Email us
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Friends Counseling Center, Inc
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW