"There's a Mental Health Crisis and a Movement Coming"
UNVEIL MENTAL HEALTH
Melanie Williams is one of the change advocates within the forefront of the mental health field. She demystifies therapy, brings therapy outside of the walls, and makes understanding of mental health more accessible to the general public.
Books
COMING SOON!
Melanie's debut work "For Parents Who Have Hurt Their Children" is an educational trauma-informed guide that helps to repair relationships between parents & their adult children.
AS FEATURED IN
Melanie is a Contributor to Articles across the Mental Health Field
Using her clinical experience and expertise, Melanie serves as a Mental Health Consultant and Contributor for journalists, writers, and their readers. Her goal is to make mental health more accessible and understandable to the general public. She's been a Featured Contributor for Times, Newsweek, Authority Magazine, among other media publications. She also lends her experience to help other behavioral health professionals and as such is a regular mental health writer for Casebook, which supports human service professionals, nonprofits, and government agencies nationwide.
Recent Articles
Communications skills to decrease ruminating and respond assertively to insults in TIME Magazine: How Therapists Respond to Insults | TIME
Case example and documentation tips for behavioral health professionals:
https://www.casebook.net/blog/rethinking-casenotes-how-casenotes-can-save-a-life-a-case-example/
Advice for a family conflict and boundary-setting: Woman Walking out of Sister's Wedding Over 'Belittling' Comment Cheered - Newsweek
Information about implementing trauma-informed care and continuing education practices in organizations:
https://www.casebook.net/blog/simple-ways-to-increase-continuing-education-for-your-organization/
Melanie's interview for Authority Magazine can be found here: Mental Wellness Mastery: Mental Health Expert Melanie Williams On Everyday Life Hacks For Optimal Mental Wellness | by Eden Gold | Authority Magazine | May, 2024 | Medium
HealthCentral: Melanie gives feedback in this article on how individuals may support a partner who has anxiety, while also balancing taking care of themselves https://www.healthcentral.com/condition/anxiety/how-to-help-a-partner-with-anxiety
About
Biography
The NonJudgemental Therapist, Melanie Williams, is a licensed therapist LCSW-C, a Behavioral Health Administrator, and a writer. She believes that everyone should have education to care for their mental health, and that therapy should be used as a tool to empower rather than as a weapon.
Melanie has had the privilege of being a therapist for hundreds of adults, children, and families in Baltimore and surrounding areas for nearly 15 years. Most recently, she was the Supervisor of Behavioral Health for MedStar Harbor Hospital where she developed and oversaw the hospital’s Outpatient Mental Health Program, as well as their Intensive Outpatient Program, and Partial-Hospitalization. She also was an Administrator for MedStar’s 5 Behavioral Health hospital system, led professional development, and created initiatives such as the hospital’s observation of World Mental Health Day. She’s experienced in community mental health and prior to joining MedStar, she provided therapy through Catholic Charities and Keypoint Health, some of the largest service providers in Maryland. She’s also experienced in residential treatment and has provided in-school therapy for local public school systems. She’s certified in trauma therapy and is trained in many other forms of therapy as well. She conducts individual therapy, couples therapy, family & group therapy. She’s a licensed clinical supervisor for other therapists and she’s led mental health trainings. Her mental health expertise has been recognized in the media, and her advice has been featured on platforms such as TIME, Authority Magazine, Newsweek, and HealthCentral. She’s a regular contributing writer for Casebook, which provides services for human service professionals and non-profit organizations across the US. She was also selected as a Speaker for the 2024 TraumaWise Parenting Summit for her presentation on parental guilt. She’s currently in the publishing process for her first book entitled, “For Parents Who Have Hurt Their Children and Want to Make it Better,” an educational trauma-informed guide that helps to repair relationships between parents and their adult children.
Melanie is a proud native of Baltimore City. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Amherst College. She received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work with concentrations in Mental Health and Leadership from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. In her spare time, she leads several nonprofits, runs an educational mental health blog, and works to “demystify therapy” so that the benefits of therapy are accessible to all.