Melanie Alford Dirsa, MSW, MPH, LICSW

About

Real change comes from understanding why our impulses and behaviors hold us back from experiencing our true potential and discovering the skills to create the change we seek. I believe in a holistic, person-centered approach to therapy that helps people find the answers that were inside them all along. As a therapist, I am intuitive and compassionate, yet direct, and employ a mix of modalities, including traditional psychotherapy, internal family systems, somatic experiencing and mindfulness techniques.

I specialize in working with individuals from the queer, transgender, non-binary and non-conforming gender communities. I have a special interest in working with individuals who have experienced childhood trauma, as well as working with transgender identified individuals who are seeking support for transition. As a sex-positive practitioner, I enjoy helping individuals who are exploring their sexual and relationship practices, including polyamory and kink. I am a queer. able bodied, white, cis-gendered woman, and go by she/her pronouns. I enjoy working with individuals at various stages of adulthood, from early 20s to elder years. I am available for limited sessions for those seeking therapeutic letters for HRT or gender affirming surgeries.

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