Melissa L Thornton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MBA, LMFT
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $100
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Paypal, Venmo, Wire
Insurance
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Maine / MF3141 Melissa L Thornton
- Certificate from Connecticut 457
- Certificate from Amos Tuck, Dartmouth College MBA / 1980
- Certificate from AAMFT 1990
- Attended University of Bridgeport, Graduated 1990
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Life Coaching
- Anxiety
Expertise
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Spirituality
- Weight Loss
Client Focus
Age
Participants
Age
Participants
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Play Therapy
- Relational
Groups
Women's Retreats
Women's Retreats will be held at the Bold Colorful Life Retreat Center in Boothbay and will be 3 day retreats and week-long retreats. Topics include: 'Life Purpose', 'Return of the Alpha Female' and 'Bold Colorful Life'. Each Retreat includes work on personal growth related to the topic of the Retreat, followed by kayaking, spiritual centering, hiking, self-expression and visits to the local attractions, including the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Expertise
Age
Location
Bold Colorful Life Inn and Retreat Center
802 Back River Road
Boothbay, ME 04537
Bold Colorful Love: Couple's Retreats
Couple's Retreat Topics include: Finding the Love that Fits, Growing Each Other UP, Creating a Colorful Love, Nurturing the Love that Lasts, Balancing Life through Relationship, and Gliding Together through Life's Challenges
Expertise
Age
Location
Bold Colorful Life Inn and Retreat Center
802 Back River Road
Boothbay, ME 04537
Natural Adventure Retreats
This group learns life skills, spiritual centering, and health orientation by interacting with Nature and with one another at the Retreat Center and in Nature. Activities include walking, hiking, snowshoeing, kayaking, canoe paddling, swimming, floating, etc. in Nature.
Location
Bold Colorful Life Inn and Retreat Center
802 Back River Road
Boothbay, ME 04537