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Meet Melis Akin,
Licensed Professional Counselor
Melis Akin, M.Ed., LPC-S, NCC, is a licensed professional counselor at All Points North Counseling Services with more than 20 years of experience. She specializes in helping children and young people ages 5 to 22 work through anxiety, trauma, depression, and behavioral struggles, and she supports their parents along the way. Melis also does meaningful work with adults, helping them identify and address the struggles that hold them back so they can feel happier and more successful. She is certified in EMDR, TF-CBT, DBT, and Narrative therapy, and uses Play Therapy with younger children, often combining approaches to help clients process current or past trauma. Melis sees clients in person at our Stafford and Fredericksburg offices and online. Expertise: ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Career Counseling, Caregivers, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Regulation, First Responders, Life Transitions, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Trauma
A Note from Melis
Melis Akin, M.Ed., LPC-S, NCC, has been in practice for more than 20 years and studied at George Mason University. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and clinical supervisor, she works with toddlers, children, preteens, teens, and adults, and sees individuals, couples, and families. Much of her work focuses on young people and the parents who support them, with treatment plans tailored to each client's needs. Melis has specialized experience with complex trauma, anxiety, and anger in children and adolescents, and she brings that same depth to her work with adults.
Ready to make a fresh start? Reach out!
My Approach
Congratulations on taking the first step toward healing, and welcome! Many of the struggles we face today have roots in childhood, so together we work on identifying and addressing what is underneath. I am certified in EMDR, TF-CBT, DBT, and Narrative therapy, and I use Play Therapy with younger children. Most of the time we combine what these approaches offer to process current or past trauma. I also draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, with a strength-based, person-centered focus. When you are ready to make a fresh start, reach out.
Specialties
Children & Teens | Parenting Support | Trauma & Complex Trauma | Anxiety & Depression | Anger & Behavioral Issues | ADHD | EMDR | TF-CBT | DBT | Narrative Therapy | Play Therapy | Family Therapy