Melissa Gallimore (she/hr)

I am certified in the Positive Parenting Program (PPP) and Active Parenting. I have also worked with parents for over 20 years with children aging from 0-18. Parenting is a hard job and often times we struggle with having realistic expectations for our children as well as accidentally reinforcing negative behaviors. It is never too late to change certain patterns of behavior to create the desired outcome for you and your child!

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help eliminate feelings of depression. Often we create thoughts that lead to our emotions. It is important to develop and utilize different interventions and coping skills to change these thought patterns and/or alleviate or cope with these thoughts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy will be used to help eliminate feelings of worry and in turn reduce levels of anxiety. Understanding our resiliency zones and creating ways to widen this zone can help us to deal with difficult life situations that often cause us to worry. Being able to identify our irrational thoughts and change those to rational thoughts along with learning coping skills will allow for a better quality of life.

I currently hold a certification in DBT in Schools. This training addresses 4 main components including: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. The goal is to change negative thinking and destructive behaviors into positive problem solving skills and ultimately a better quality of life.

CBT is a type of therapy to help identify and ultimately change our irrational thoughts into rational thinking. Our thoughts determine our emotions so therefore developing the ability to change these thoughts, can then change the way we feel internally.

There are a variety of reasons we may struggle with anger including past or present trauma, depression, grief, past or present hurt in relationship, low self-esteem, etc. This can be an uncomfortable feeling which often stems from other emotions such as hurt and sadness. Talk therapy can help to identify where the anger stems from as well as identify coping strategies to deal with and ultimately decrease our levels of anger.