Get to Know the Practitioner

 

welcome.

Hi, I’m Melanie Schwieterman! Owner, and counselor at Bloom Mental Health, LLC.

You've done it alone long enough, and you're in the right place for the collaboration you've been looking for. Maybe you're in the throngs of anxiety and depression, and feel sick of the way they've been limiting you. Maybe you're ready to make connections to the past and and increase self-awareness in the 'now'. Maybe you're ready for a committed approach to set goals and align your life with what you value. This sounds great, but you’re not sure where to start, and you’re desperate for some direction.

You’re in the right place. It gets to be different now. Here, I am committed to creating and facilitating a space where curiosity and acceptance are the foundation, and so that healing might come in.

EXPERIENCE:

  I have experience working with children, teens, and adults using a variety of modalities in many different settings. Though I have experience with many different populations, I am currently only working with adults. I also have a myriad of experience in running groups with a specific topic that is aimed to address an area mental wellness. My approach to counseling stems from the idea that you are NOT the problem, but that the problem is the problem. My role of the therapist will be to take a ‘copilot’ approach to come alongside you to navigate life’s difficulties. I have advanced training in many evidence-based therapy modalities, though I primarily pull from Narrative, Existential, IFS, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches. Through all of these different training modalities that I am versed in, I am able to take an approach that works specifically for YOU. One size does NOT fit all. Once I meet you, I’ll be happy to explain what these approaches look like and how they might help. I am also certified in trauma-informed yoga, and have experience leading mindfulness-based workshops to marry the mind and body. As you might see, my passion for holistic wellness has lead me to expand into offering coaching services, so that I may further the ways I am able to help individuals. For my most current offerings, check out my Instagram page!

  If you want to get to know me better, check me out on social media: Instagram and Facebook @bloomcounselingmedina

WHO IT IS FOR:

I am currently accepting clients ages 18 and up, with a variety of mental health concerns. Examples include:

  • Individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders

  • WELL PEOPLE who need help human-ing through this tricky life

  • Those experiencing any general life stress/transitions

  • Members of the LGBT+ community seeking support

  • Adults with a desire to escape stagnancy, and create positive change

FUN FACTS ABOUT ME:

  • I love to be outside. Get me moving— and I am a happy girl.

  • I have a dog named Ghost, and a daughter, Ivy. They are the bosses of me.

  • I am veracious reader. All categories of books.

  •  I have been skydiving twice, though I am scared of most things. (That is not the me that exists now that I have boundaries and my brain is fully formed)

  • I love to laugh. Meet me— and you will know this.