Meet Your Therapists

Clinical/Executive Director

Melinda Simon, Psy.D.

Not Accepting New Clients

A licensed psychologist and licensed clinical social worker, has worked as a psychotherapist for over 25 years. Dr. Simon is a member of the American Psychological Association, Michigan Psychological Association, National Association of Social Workers, and the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Dr. Simon works with individuals, couples, and families. Using a mix of interpersonal, cognitive/behavioral, and eclectic approaches she provides experienced, thoughtful, and ethical care, encouraging a collaborative environment for problem-solving with her clients. Specialties include the treatment of anxiety, panic, post-traumatic stress, and issues of grief and loss. She also has an extensive history of working with adults, adolescents, and children with behavioral challenges, social adjustment issues, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior, phobias, depression, and adjusting to life-changing events such as divorce, relocation, or job loss.

Leslie Bartlett, MA, LLP

Is a Limited License Psychologist that has worked in the Human Services field for over 15 years. She works with adolescents and adults providing counseling and psychological testing to individuals, couples and families in a variety of life situations including being involved with the child welfare and criminal justice systems. Leslie feels the therapeutic relationship is most important and meets each person where they are. Working with her clients to meet the goals they have established and strengthen their coping skills. She uses a variety of approaches and techniques to obtain the best results for each individual.

Erica Windler Beattie, LLMSW

Erica enjoys working with clients of all ages and backgrounds. She seeks to provide a safe and compassionate space where clients can explore life’s challenges while learning about their own resilience and strengths. Erica approaches therapy from a cultural-relational perspective, utilizing eclectic elements of interpersonal and psychodynamic theory as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy. Erica works with clients experiencing issues including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles. She trained at the MSU Center for Survivors, providing support to survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence. Erica is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Before becoming a therapist, Erica spent years studying and working in Mexico and Brazil. She speaks both Spanish and Portuguese.

When she is not working or traveling, she enjoys hanging out with her husband and son, knitting, cooking, reading mystery novels, and playing with her two pugs (Tubi and Max).

Chelsea Foreman, LLMSW

Managing Partner

Brian Wissink, LPC

Melissa Ridge, MA, LLPC

My name is Melissa Ridge, MA, LLPC and I received my Master of Arts in Counseling degree from Spring Arbor University. I have worked both in non-profit and private practice settings gaining professional experience in working with diverse populations. These experiences have led me to focus on a Trauma-Focused approach and specializing in childhood abuse, sexual abuse recovery and helping my clients heal and move forward in their lives. I also work with adolescents, teens and adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, low self-worth, PTSD, lack of motivation, and substance use disorders. I also work with couples who are trying to become healthier and happier in their relationships or are trying to overcome a traumatic even. I use an eclectic group of counseling techniques and tools to help my clients through that therapeutic process while teaching them healthy coping skills to move forward in their lives.

In my spare time I enjoy crafting, working on my fairy garden, reading, binge watching Netflix and I recently started taking yoga lessons.