Melissa Beard, MA, LPC-Intern

 940-382-5328 ext. 32           email

Individual and Couples Counseling

Client Age: 18 and older

[I also see adolescents and their families, but only those enrolled in the Family Tree Program ]

Offices:           Lewisville – Monday and Wednesday

                        Denton – Tuesday and Thursday  

Education:     Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (MA) 

                        Sam Houston State University 

License:          Licensed Professional Counselor – Intern (LPC-Intern) 

Certification:  "Question, Persuade and Refer" (QPR) Instructor (Suicide Prevention)

Clinical Interests

(in no particular order) 

1. Coping with anxiety and depression. 

2. Suicide prevention and education. 

3. Training QPR (Question Persuade and Refer) Gatekeepers to identify and intervene with people who are feeling suicidal. 

4. Managing self-injurious impulses and behaviors. 

5. Coping with body image issues and managing eating disordered behaviors.  

6. GLBT Questioning clients – orientation and coming out.

7. GLBT Couples Counseling

8. Working with survivors of sexual assault.

Most Frequently Recommended Reading for Clients:

Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life, by Bill O’Hanlon

Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program For Self-Injurers, by Karen Conterio, Wendy Lader, and Jennifer Kingson Bloom

Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom