Rick Melenciano, MA, APCC
Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor APCC #23413 Registered Associate MFT Applicant
Phone: 619-858-3105 ext. 138
Mission Valley Office
Sometimes, we know something needs to change long before we know what that change should look like. You may be searching for relief, clarity, or simply a way forward. I focus my work on making sense of where you are, understanding what keeps you stuck, and making progress toward where you want to be.
Am I Someone Who Can Help?
I specialize in helping Individuals, couples, and families recover from painful past experiences such as trauma & PTSD, addiction & compulsive behaviors, and infidelity & betrayal recovery. When the ways you’ve handled things in the past are no longer working, with my training and experience, we collaborate to create a path forward that makes sense for you.
How I Help
As a Christian, my therapeutic approach is primarily influenced by biblical principles. Understanding that fear is a major driver and deterrent for many of our choices, I take a safety-first researched based approach that facilitates healing from your past, to enjoy the present, and create resilience for your future.
Why I Help
I got into counseling because I wanted to help people find authentic solutions to problems that rob you of your joy and agency. Suffering may be inevitable in this life, but suffering well is a choice that does not always have a clear path forward, and it does not have to be done alone.
“The bottom line is: Your life is up to you. Take charge of it, or somebody else will.”
- Patrick J. Carnes, Ph.D.
Training
EMDR Trained Trauma Therapist
Certified/Associate Sex Addiction Therapist Candidate
Level I Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Education
Master of Arts, Marriage and Family, Azusa Pacific University
Master of Arts, Theological Studies, Bethel University Seminary
Bachelor of Science, Organization Leadership, Azusa Pacific University
Supervised by Dr. Donald W. Welch, Ph.D., M.S., LMFT #50129
Supervised by Petrea Huynh, M.A., LMFT #134147