Melissa Walker, MA, LPC, CST, R-DMT, founder and director for the Embodied Relationships Counseling Center, is a Somatic Psychotherapist and AASECT certified sex therapist who specializes in sex and relationship therapy for couples and individuals. Melissa is the author of Whole-Body Sex: Somatic Sex Therapy and the Lost Language of the Erotic Body which was awarded the 2023 AASECT book award for general audiences.

Practice areas: Depression, childhood trauma, GLBT issues, neuodegenerative diseases, couples communication.

The main focus of my practice is spiritual counseling. I like to work with individuals who are actively seeking a spiritual awakening, or may simply be feeling a deep longing or emptiness for something that seems to be missing. They are often curious about uncovering what may be blocking the transformation they sense is possible for them. Through mindfulness, presence, and deep acceptance, untrue beliefs are brought into consciousness, and the courage to face the fear of feeling what's being held in the body is found. Space opens up for a fuller spiritual presence. I have been trained and certified as a Hakomi therapist (a body-centered approach to psychotherapy), and have been ordained as an Interfaith/Interspiritual minister through One Spirit Seminary in NYC. All spiritual practices and paths are honored. www.junekonopka.com

My passion lies in helping women develop a healthy relationship with food. This means working on the issues that lead to eating disorders, disordered eating, compulsive overeating, binge-eating and 'yo-yo' dieting. These issues may include relationship problems, depression, anxiety, obsessive and compulsive behaviors in other parts of your life, etc. Effective therapy for food-related behaviors also includes training to help you break the destructive and problematic diet-binge cycles, while learning to pay attention to your body's own hunger and fullness signals. Therapy is compassionate, nonjudgemental, and understanding.

My clientele are women from 18-75! At the request of the client, I will be happy to include partner/spouse/family/friends in therapy, when that involvement enhances her success.