Practicing Since: 2014 Melanie’s therapeutic process is comfortable and warm. Her space is an OASIS: Open And Safe InSide. Her
Accepts 5 Insurance Carriers:
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Johns Hopkins EHP
- Johns Hopkins USFHP
- United Healthcare
Meet Melanie Joyce Coates, LCPC
Practicing Since: 2014
Melanie’s therapeutic process is comfortable and warm. Her space is an OASIS: Open And Safe InSide. Her ultimate goal is to help you cultivate a state of peace and balance. Meditation and mindfulness are unique to her practice, and clients who work with her appreciate her calm demeanor and down-to-earth spirit. Melanie believes therapeutic models like Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavior Therapy help clients find peace, hope, direction, and happiness in this life.
Melanie believes it’s not by chance that you’ve landed here and that your change is right around the corner. She believes that Transformed Thinking Gives Birth to Complete Change. She will work with you in a peaceful environment to uncover truths that will help you gain the tools to transform your thinking.
Melanie’s ideal client is you because if you’re reading this, you must be ready to do the work! She offers a form of Spiritual Expressive Arts Therapy, favoring creative expression and empowerment where an atmosphere of serenity, reassurance, and transparency leads. With Melanie, you can be your true self as you discover purpose, potential, and the peace that resides within.
A southern-born Tennessean, Melanie is genteel and deeply engaged in what you care to share. Melanie received a Bachelor of Science degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 2004 and a Master of Arts degree in Psychology & Counseling from Fayetteville State University in 2008. She has been a youth and women’s teacher, a national inspirational speaker, and poetic orator since 2011. She founded two women’s organizations: Sisters With A Purpose Ministries (SWAP Ministries, 2011) and Survival Sisters’ Peaceful Oasis (2017) an organization aimed at empowering women, educating churches, and exposing Domestic Violence. Melanie is an author, poet, blogger, and podcast host, helping women make better relationship choices, improve self-esteem, overcome anxiety and depression, and gain tools for healing from trauma.
Melanie is licensed in Maryland #LC12487.
Issues Served
- Abortion
- Abuse and Neglect (Domestic Abuse/Violence)
- ADD and ADHD
- Anxiety/Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Divorce
- Grief and Loss
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Self Esteem
- Trauma and PTSD
Insurance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Johns Hopkins EHP
- Johns Hopkins USFHP
- United Healthcare
Office Locations
- Annapolis, MD - West St Office
- Arnold, MD - College Parkway Office
- Maryland
- Pasadena, MD - Pleasantview Ave Office
More Information
Age Groups: Adults 18+, Geriatric Adults 65+
Demographics: Female, Male
Languages: English
Treatment Orientation: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness Therapy, Strengths-Based Therapy, Trauma-Focused
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