Dr. Melissa Werner

Counselor, PhD, ALC, NCC



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Birmingham, Alabama 35216
(205) 690-5551
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Congratulations on wanting to make changes to enhance the quality of your life! I believe that most of us CAN make the changes we deeply want to, particularly if we have a knowledgeable advocate to that process. I believe effective psychotherapy is often about both uncovering how we acquired the (literal or psychological) obstacles to our best paths and about the process of (emotional, cognitive and/or behavioral) skills' acquisition to remove those blocks. I strive to be a compassionate, trustworthy, and enthusiastic partner to my clients' growth processes. I work with adults and children. In my work with young children I work using expressive and play therapies. With older children and adults we work verbally. I have a doctorate in child development and am completing another doctorate in Jungian psychoanalysis. I have worked with children in primary and elementary schools who are selectively mute, who have lost a parent, or have had difficult situations (divorce, family crisis, child illness). I also work with adolescents who are having difficulties. I work with children and adults who are having gender identity issues.
My Specialties
Depression
Relationship Issues
ADHD
Addiction
Anger Management
Asperger's Syndrome
Career Counseling
Coping Skills
Divorce
Emotional Disturbance
Infertility
Learning Disabilities
Obesity
Oppositional Defiance
Peer Relationships
Self-Harming
Sleep or Insomnia
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD
Trauma
PTSD
Academic Underachievement
Alcohol Abuse
Anxiety
Behavioral Issues
Chronic Pain
Developmental Disorders
Eating Disorders
Grief
Intellectual Disability
Life Coaching
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Self Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Spirituality
Teen Violence
Weight Loss