Working with Melanie Ferrari — Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health

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Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health
Therapy and Counseling Services

Working with Melanie Ferrari

Registered Associate Marriage and family therapist #125787

Registered associate professional clinical counselor #9630

OFFICE in Oakland

Supervised By: Elysha Martinez LMFT, License #93493

I'm authentic and direct. I value science equally with the domain of intuition and art. My style is anchored in cognitive science, attachment theory, mindfulness, social justice, parts work, somatic psychology, and archetypes. I'm queer and LGBTQIA+ aligned, and I consider myself an especially huge nerd with evolutionary psychology.

I specialize in helping people reset to a secure attachment style. My other main areas of focus are addiction, autism, ADHD, and chronic illness (with extensive experience helping people navigate medical gaslighting, HIV/AIDS, TBI, and long-covid).

A key model I use is Non Violent Communication. It's usually used for relationship scripts, but to me, it goes far beyond communication skills. The heart of it can reach the depths of identity and cognition. When it’s fully digested, NVC encourages the kind of reflection, ownership, and boundaries that can help heal maladaptive thinking.

Specialties:

  • insecure attachment

  • addiction

  • autism

  • ADHD

  • chronic illness

Modalities:

  • relational therapy

  • cognitive science

  • attachment theory

  • mindfulness

  • social justice

  • parts work

  • somatic psychology

  • archetypes

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Contact Us

Starting is easy! Use the form on the right to begin our conversation. We'll start with a free, 30 minute consultation to see if we're a good match. If we're not, for any reason, I'll provide you with other referrals that may be a better fit - my commitment is to your well-being first!