Our Services
Offered In-Person and Virtually in MD and DC
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy offers a safe, supportive relationship where they can explore their current struggles and work toward their goals. I invite clients to bring their whole selves, with all their intersecting identities, into the room, whether meeting virtually or in-person. I currently work with adults only. Please reach out to Melissa to schedule a free consultation to see if individual therapy with Freed to Flourish Counseling is right for you.
Groups
Groups create cost-effective pathways toward growth and healing. Current offerings include:
for overwhelming emotions such as anxiety, panic, anger, and hypervigilance
for parenting triggers
EMDR Intensives
We don’t always have the space in our lives for weekly therapy. EMDR intensives offer the option to focus concentrated energy on healing, allowing some clients to make significant progress toward relief from trauma or the patterns of thought and emotion in which they feel stuck before returning to the rest of their lives. Visit the EMDRIA website for more on the EMDR therapy process. Contact Melissa to see if an EMDR intensive might be a fit for you.
Meet Melissa
My name is Melissa Huang, and I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor in Washington, DC and Maryland and a National Certified Counselor. Bringing warmth and empathy, I will meet you where you are, help you understand the root causes of your struggles, and work with you to achieve your wellness goals. I honor all my clients’ identities, supporting them toward loving and authentically expressing all parts of themselves. My expertise includes trauma, PTSD, physical, emotional, sexual, and spiritual abuse, attachment repair, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, low self-esteem, identity formation, and the impacts of marginalization.
Therapeutic Approach
I take a person-centered and trauma-informed approach to counseling, emphasizing attachment and emotional expression. I believe that, while our past experiences impact our present realities, they do not have to define us. Using talk therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness practices, I help my clients explore those parts of their past that are impacting them in unhelpful ways, process their experiences, and pursue physical, emotional, and relational healing.
As a trauma specialist, I love helping clients who feel hijacked by their nervous systems find freedom from these triggers and show up the way they want to in their relationships.
Group Offerings
A supportive community of caregivers learning to bridge the gap between knowing and doing
Regulate your nervous system using EMDR, IFS, and body-based practices
EMDR Groups
An affordable way to engage in EMDR to soothe present triggers
Melissa’s Story
While my journey as a mental health counselor began in 2023, I have offered individual and group care to men, women, and children of all ages and from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, races, and ethnicities for 20 years. In my previous roles as a case worker and ministry professional, I realized that many people recognized the healthy choices they wanted to make but felt powerless to do so. I entered the counseling field so that I could offer practical and evidence-based support to clients as they pursue healing and work to break the entrenched patters that keep them feeling stuck.
I received my Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Trinity Washington University and my Bachelor’s degree from Duke University. I am trained in EMDR and will be fully certified in 2026. I have also received training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems practices, and I hold an Attachment Trauma specialist certificate.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our rates are:
$150 for a 50-minute individual session
$50 for a group EMDR session
$300 for a 3-hour EMDR intensive
Other groups cost between $15 and $20 per session
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I am currently out-of-network with insurers, but I’m happy to provide superbills if your insurance reimburses for mental health services.
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Yes, we offer a free 15-minute video consultation. Finding the therapist that best fits you is crucial to the healing process. We want to give you the chance to meet our therapists, ask any questions you have, and make sure you feel comfortable moving forward. E-mail Melissa at melissa.huang@freedtoflourish.net to schedule your consultation.
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I see clients in person at 5272 River Road, Suite 665, Bethesda, MD and virtually throughout MD. I can also see DC clients through the group practice where I am on staff. Reach out for details.
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You can reach Melissa via email, text, or phone call. Email and text are the fastest way to get in touch with me, and I strive to respond to both within 1 business day. I return phone calls within 2 business days.
Email: melissa.huang@freedtoflourish.net
Phone: 202-630-3317
Let’s Connect…
I’d love to see if we might be the right fit to help you flourish.
To set up a free 15-minute phone or video consultation, please contact Melissa at melissa.huang@freedtoflourish.net or 202-630-3317.
Looking forward to hearing from you!