My name is Melanie Mauss, but my friends call me Mia.

I’m a mental health therapist devoted to helping women slow down, reconnect with who they are, and reflect on where life has brought them.

The goal of therapy isn’t about feeling better; It’s about getting better at the art of feeling your emotions in a healthy way. Real healing happens when we stop running from our emotions and instead learn to stay with them long enough to understand what they’re trying to tell us. That doesn’t mean wallowing or rehashing old pain. It means growing your ability to feel deeply and respond wisely.

My clients are women and couples who want to move beyond reactive patterns and start relating with more self-awareness, courage, and clarity.

I believe two things:

1. Therapy isn’t here to erase your pain. It’s here to teach you how to meet it in a way that you can be proud of.

2. The goal of therapy is to expand your capacity for handling whatever life throws your way. None of us get out of this life unscathed, but we can learn to ride the waves instead of being pulled under.

If you’re ready to grow (not just to survive, but to adapt, create, and thrive), then I’d be honored to walk that path with you.