Monica Melgar
LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
About
Monica Melgar, LCSW (they/them/she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who blends Somatic Experiencing, Narrative therapy, Process-Oriented, and Internal Family Systems Therapy. They specialize in long-term trauma work, focusing on recovery from developmental (childhood) trauma, shock trauma, and relational trauma.
They work with LGBTQ2S+ community members and individuals from mixed cultural backgrounds and offer a sex-positive and kink-friendly approach that addresses polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative family structures.
Their practice reflects anti-oppression and social justice principles.
Qualifications
Education
- Master of Social Work, 2020
Certifications, Memberships & Training
- Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Training
State Licenses
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, OR
Specialties & Expertise
Specializations
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Gender Dysphoria
- Grief
- PTSD
- Self Esteem
- Substance Abuse
- Trauma
State Licenses
- Oregon
Race, Gender & Sexual Sensitivities
- LGBTQ+ Allied
- Queer Allied
- Sex-Positive; Kink Allied
- Transgender Allied
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Locations
Healing Tides Counseling - Belmont
2450 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214
Healing Tides Counseling - Art Therapy Location
2045 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214