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Melissa first started at Heartland as an intern, then moved into the role of school-based therapist for the South Sioux City School District before quickly moving into the outpatient clinic fulltime beginning in June 2022 and receiving her LIMHP in 2024. She graduated with her master’s degree in Art Therapy/Counseling from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She takes pride in her work and is passionate about using the healing power of creativity and the effectiveness of evidenced-based techniques for recovery, growth, and transformation. Melissa stated, “Being a therapist is an honor and a privilege.” Her personal mission is to help her clients see that they are a unique gift to this world. She believes everyone has the innate ability to be creative and that art is a powerful way to express things that words cannot express. Melissa started at Heartland in August 2021.