Melanie D. Davis MS LCMHC NBCC

Melanie is the owner of Planted Healing Mental Health Practice, Co-founder of Continuum Mind Body Collaborative and Co-founder of The Black Clinicians practitioner group. She is a highly regarded speaker, educator, child advocate and psychotherapist. 

In addition to being an experienced child and family therapist and presenter, she frequently appears on local media as an expert on children and family issues, cultural topics and transracial adoption related topics.

As a practitioner of holistic psychotherapy, Melanie’s treatment approach places an emphasis on the mind-body relationship and is both experiential and pragmatic. Melanie specializes in the treatment of Mood disorders, Anxiety and Trauma, as well as culture-based identity experiences. She works with individuals and couples to help them develop deeper connections to themselves and stronger more fulfilling relationships with others, resulting in increased vitality, liveliness and joy. Melanie finds honor in the opportunity to partner with her clients on their journey towards restoration and growth.

Following the completion of her undergraduate degree in Sociology from University of Utah, Melanie worked within varying clinical settings before going on to complete her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling at University of Phoenix. She has also completed advanced training in Nutritional Psychology through John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, CA. 

In addition to her passion for clinical work, Melanie is also an accomplished artist, loves to spend time with her husband and three children and finds joy in serving her community in various capacities.  

Melanie’s creative therapeutic interventions have been published in Attachment Centered Play Therapy, Play Therapy: Proven Strategies for Childhood Disorder