Meet Rick

Rick Melenciano, MA, AMFT, APCC
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
AMFT 165542, APCC 23413

Phone: 619-858-3105 × 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