Rising Hope Counseling

Rising Hope Counseling, founded by Melissa Kelley, is a counseling service based in Washington. We are dedicated to helping adults, individuals, and couples navigate their past struggles and present challenges, with the goal of achieving lasting change and freedom. Our mission is to foster connections between an individual's past and current struggles, healing the broken places, and enabling them to walk forward in freedom.

Our Services

At Rising Hope Counseling, we offer a range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. Our services are designed to address the whole person, encompassing their body, mind, and spirit.

• BODY - Amino Acid Therapy

The brain requires amino acids, the building blocks of protein, to regulate mood, relax the body, fight off pain, and regulate blood sugar. Athletes and bodybuilders have been using them for decades for peak performance. At Rising Hope Counseling, we use a simple questionnaire to determine any biochemical imbalances in the brain and offer holistic products to repair these imbalances. This approach helps end most mood instability, reducing the need to reach for food and substances to feel good. The result is a stable mood, a relaxed mind and body, and the experience of childlike joy and enthusiasm again.

• MIND - Transformative Therapy

Life's damaging experiences can leave us with crippling negative beliefs, affecting our self-esteem, relationships, and overall well-being. These experiences can range from bullying, abuse, infidelity, divorce, failure, or any behavior that one cannot seem to stop. At Rising Hope Counseling, we go beyond talk therapy, offering transformative therapy that leads to real and lasting change. Our approach helps individuals regain the freedom to be who they were created to be.

• SPIRIT - Imagination & Connection Therapy

As the only animal on the planet with the gift of imagination, humans have the unique ability to create, just like their creator. Imagination is also the place where healing happens. At Rising Hope Counseling, we facilitate imagination and connection therapy, where clients connect with their compassionate creator and experience the comfort they have been endlessly searching for.

Who We Work With

At Rising Hope Counseling, we work with adults, individuals, and couples. For kids aged 11-17, we require the presence of a parent or guardian for counseling sessions. We see clients who are stable, working, homemakers, or students. However, if a client has active mania, schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, or suicidal tendencies, we refer them to a higher level of care. Similarly, clients with severe alcohol or drug addiction must complete detoxification before starting therapy.

Who We Are

Melissa Kelley, the founder of Rising Hope Counseling, is a certified and licensed counselor in Washington. She holds a BA in Education and has a passion for teaching and communicating ideas. Her master's degree is in Pastoral Counseling (also known as Christian Counseling) from Liberty University. Melissa is also certified in EMDR Therapy and has extensive training in Attachment Theory, EGO State Therapy, and Nutrition for Mental Health/Amino Acid Therapy.

Testimonials

"A friend referred me to Rising Hope Counseling after struggling with depression, childhood traumas, addictions, and panic attacks for many years. I was nervous during my first visit, but Melissa created a safe and non-judgmental environment with her professionalism to share my emotional and mental struggles. She has genuinely listened to me with empathy and has helped me find hope and freedom. I highly recommend her to anybody in search of freedom." - GS