Hello and Welcome!
I am Maria Mellano, LICSW, CP/PAT, and I have been a practicing psychotherapist for the past twenty-five years. My passion lies in helping individuals create lives they authentically love by simply being themselves. I have a particular interest in working with fellow therapists, which you can read about below. A fun fact about me is that I was born and raised in Southern California on a flower farm that has been in my family for a century since my grandparents immigrated to the US from Italy.
I am deeply committed to ending violence. One way I express this commitment is through my volunteer leadership in the transformational thinking and leadership program called "Another Way To Go." This program is dedicated to working with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Additionally, I am passionate about sexual and pelvic health as foundational forms of healing and empowerment for all women. I support education in this realm through the " Birds and the Bees 2.0" webinars that I host.
I am also deeply interested in the soul's capacity to guide our healing journey when we align it with our ego and work as a team. I love hosting the monthly "Pause at the Well" community offering, which supports this alignment. I invite you to reach out and explore how we might work together therapeutically, through coaching, or in the Bloom Community via my Facebook group, classes, workshops, and webinars.
My style is warm, involved, and down-to-earth, maintaining a balance between honoring emotions and process with pragmatic action and problem-solving, all held with the belief that you are inherently whole and complete.
A guiding quote for my work beautifully summarizes what I hold dear:
"Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it." ~ Maya Angelou
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I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to share about what inspired you to reach out, what you are seeking to work on, and what you hope to gain from the work.
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