Rick Melenciano
Therapist-In-Training
Phone: 619-858-3105
Not Accepting Clients At This Time
Change can be so difficult that lowering your standards for the life you want may seem like the only answer; but your hopes are useful information, and likely an indication that you have a greater meaning and purpose beyond your current reality. Regardless of how you got to your present situation, believing that healing from addictions and traumas, reconciled relationships, and healthy coping from losses are possible, is in itself a significant step in the therapeutic process. Yet all meaningful goals come with their own unique set of challenges. My aim is to support you in your process of healing from your past, and build resiliency for your future.
Christian values are the basis of my worldview, and can be incorporated in various ways as is deemed helpful. My areas of interest are Attachment Theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Restoration Therapy.
“The bottom line is: Your life is up to you. Take charge of it, or somebody else will.”
- Patrick J. Carnes, Ph.D.
Education:
Master of Arts., Marriage and Family Therapy, Azusa Pacific University – June 2026
Master of Arts., Theological Studies, Bethel University Seminary
Bachelor of Science., Organizational Leadership, Azusa Pacific University
Supervised by Dr. Donald W. Welch, Ph.D., M.S., LMFT50129