Melinda McGullam, LCSW

Melinda McGullam is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over fourteen years of experience counseling individuals, couples and families in out-patient mental health settings. Melinda’s approach to treatment is eclectic, drawing upon principles from therapy modalities including but not limited to; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Bibliotherapy, Humanistic Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, Internal
Family Systems, and Attachment-Based Therapy. She strives to empower clients to improve their quality of life by helping them recognize and address self defeating thinking patterns and traumatic distress that may be keeping them feeling stuck.

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Melinda’s professional experience includes over twenty years as a medical social worker in acute care hospitals, a dialysis clinic and a skilled nursing facility. She has worked extensively with issues such as adjustment to illness, caregiver overwhelm, elder abuse, pregnancy loss, discharge planning, abuse, grief/loss, and end of life care. She has assisted clients across the lifespan navigate major life transitions and crises.

 

Melinda has devoted a lot of time to learning about the impact of childhood trauma on
physical health, thinking patterns, and behavior so she can offer specialized guidance for clients processing adverse childhood experiences. Melinda has received training from the Alzheimer’s Association and the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.

Melinda received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Georgian Court College in 1992 ;and went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Fordham University in 1999.