
Melissa Hunter, LPC, NCC
Clinical Expertise
Melissa Hunter, LPC (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado, New Jersey, Arizona, New Mexico & Florida and sees patients in various countries around the world. She specializes in OCD, BFRBs, Anxiety disorders, & Tics/Tourette. Melissa is trained in various forms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), & Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), &Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT). Your work with Melissa may use various techniques and interventions to help you to decrease your emotional pain, establish more effective coping skills, and improve your self-esteem and quality of life.
She also offers couples counseling for those who are going through difficult life circumstances, transitions, those who want to learn effective communication skills, and create functional behaviors to be a better partner within the relationship. Melissa is also firm believer that access to mental health care is human right, and she proudly supports and works with the LGBTQIA community.
Maternal Mental Health
Melissa is also experienced in the treatment of OCD, high anxiety, and panic as it relates to post-partum. She is the mother of two boys who are in their twenties and has lived experience with and recovery from excessive parental fear and perfectionism when her second son was an infant.
Education
She completed her graduate training from Regis University, receiving her Masters in Mental Health Counseling and has a Bachelor's in Communication with an emphasis in Mediation. She strives to create a trusting therapeutic relationship that helps you to achieve your therapy goals.
Personal
In her free time she enjoys hiking, jet skiing, traveling and spending time with her family and two dogs, Lucy and Mojo. She's a big fan of foreign films and sushi.