Melissa Rose, LPC-MHSP, NCC

Hi! I'm Melissa Rose, board certified, licensed professional counselor, published author, and the founder of Wildflower Children's Counseling. For more than a decade, I have been  helping children and families navigate life’s challenges while creating a safe and supportive space where children and parents can feel understood, accepted, and empowered. I believe that children communicate in many ways, and therapy offers them a meaningful way to feel heard.

My approach is integrative, creative, and highly individualized, drawing from approaches such as Play Therapy, CBT, DBT, Trauma-Focused CBT. I love to incorporate expressive arts including music, movement, and other creative outlets. My work is trauma-informed and somatically-centered.

I am especially passionate about early interventions for young children and my work with neurodivergent children and teens. As someone with ADHD myself, my professional work is deepened by this personal connection.

I am currently pursuing certification in Synergetic Play Therapy®! SPT is a neurobiological approach to play therapy that combines neuroscience and relational attunement. SPT is effective for a wide-range of issues including:  improved emotion regulation, healthier relationships, self-control, trauma resolution, and brain-body awareness.

 Est. Completion May 2027

As a Christian, my faith lights the path of my work with true compassion, humility, and honor of each individual. I truly believe that every client deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and unconditional compassion, regardless of our differences.  

While my personal faith is an important part of who I am, I am not a Christian counselor and do not provide Christian counseling.  

Faith and spirituality are not a focus of my sessions unless a client or family specifically expresses a desire to explore these areas as part of their therapeutic journey. 

 I was born and raised here in East Tennessee and graduated from Morristown East High School. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Tusculum College and a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from Lincoln Memorial University. I am married to my high school sweetheart Jeff, and we share 3 amazing daughters, Natalie, Addilyn, and Abby Grace. When not providing therapy, I enjoy listening to audiobooks, music, dancing, and being creative.  My family is big Tennessee Vols fans and we enjoy cheering on our football and basketball teams in the Fall & Spring.