About Stuart EMDR

Melinda Johnson, LCSW, is dedicated to your healing. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist and Consultant-in-Training (EMDRIA), focusing on helping her clients with Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Codependence, Parenting, Christian Marriage, Spiritual Trauma, and related issues.

Melinda has received advanced training in evidence-based therapies, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Transformational EMDR™, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). 

The EMDR Certified Therapist credential indicates Melinda has accomplished advanced training and extensive individual consultation in EMDR, and is a hallmark of an advanced EMDR professional. Melinda is also an EMDR Consultant-in-Training, offering consultation to EMDR Trained Therapists who are actively working toward EMDR Certification. 

Much of Melinda’s work is at the intersection of Transformational EMDR and Christian faith, helping clients who self-identify as Christian deepen their healing through their faith. While many of her clients are Orthodox Christian, she enjoys working with clients of any faith and respects each client’s belief system. 

In addition to her work as a therapist, Melinda is also an invited speaker to parishes and diocesan engagements focusing on mental and spiritual health. She was an officer on the board of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion from 2015-2021 and was a founding member of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops’ Mental Health Task Force in 2019-2021. She is a long-time student of Byzantine chant.

A native of Stuart, FL, Melinda is a military veteran and a former law enforcement officer.