Dr. Melissa Beason-Smith is a dedicated psychologist with a profound commitment to helping adults facing a variety of challenges, including trauma, PTSD, anxiety, mood disorders, and relationship issues. With specialized training in working with combat veterans and survivors of childhood abuse, rape, and interpersonal violence, Dr. Beason-Smith employs a range of therapeutic modalities, including Eclectic, EMDR, Psychoanalytic, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Interpersonal, and Relational approaches. She is currently enhancing her expertise through training in Modern Psychoanalysis at the Center for Group Studies in New York. Dr. Beason-Smith excels at guiding her clients to comprehend how their past experiences inform their present choices, enabling them to pinpoint ineffective patterns and explore more adaptive behaviors. She fosters a therapeutic environment where healing unfolds within the security of the client-therapist relationship, walking alongside her clients through the complexities of their healing journey so they never feel alone.