Melody Brave
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW (she, they)
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $300
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Allied Benefit Systems - Aetna
- AllSavers UHC
- Christian Brothers Services
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Health Plans Inc.
- Health Scope - Aetna
- Meritain Health
- Nippon
- Optum
- Optum Live & Work Well (EAP)
- Oscar Health
- Oxford Health Plans
- Surest
- Trustmark Health Benefits
- Trustmark Small Business
- UHC Student Resources
- UMR
- United Healthcare Shared
- UnitedHealthcare Global
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Missouri / 2015028638 Melody Brave
- In Practice for 13 Years
- Certificate from NASW 886529078 / 2009
- Attended Saint Louis University, MSW, Graduated 2011
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- ADHD
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Hoarding
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Perfectionism
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Religious Trauma
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Lgbtqia+ Healthy Community Weekly Group (11/13/23)
Living in today's world requires healthy growth, support, and processing. Gain skills, share struggles, and gather with people to build healthy, caring community! What we will address in this group: -Healthy coping skills -Healthy self care -Healthy living -Healthy communication -Healthy community building -Discussion of struggles and concerns -Solution creating for struggles/concerns -How to celebrate who we are -Managing fear/stress -And much more You may join now (on-going group). https://linktr.ee/melodybrave
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Group Meets
Location
1630 S Enterprise Ave
Springfield, MO 65804
Becoming Healthy Workshop Series (varying topics)
Would you like do know how to have ideal healthy relationships in your life? Amazing supportive friendships, partnerships, colleagues, and more? If you are ready to develop healthy relationships in your life where you are supported as much as you support those around you, I invite you to join us for this workshop series. You pick which topics/sessions to attend. Series starts Saturday, May 6. Fill out the form to let me know you are interested: https://linktr.ee/melodybrave
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Springfield, MO 65804
Meditation Learning Circle
Meditation sound boring or feel impossible to you? Then, it's time to try something different! Meditation can be a fun guided adventure and a calming sip of tea. Come join me as I guide participants through 3-5 types of simple meditations no more than 1-15 minutes in length. Meditations will be different each session! We will do a brief meditation followed by reflection time and repeat. This casual group meets in-person on Sundays at 11 AM and online Mondays at 10 AM. Text me or sign-up here > https://linktr.ee/melodybrave
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Counseling Solutions of the Ozarks
1630 South Enterprise Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804
Location
Primary Location
Becoming You Counseling, LLC
1630 S Enterprise Ave
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 350-8807Email me
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