Melissa Rowell

Melissa Rowell is a licensed Mental Health Counselor and specializes in couples counseling focusing on communication, conflict resolution, and affair recovery. She also treats clients with EMDR therapy who are struggling with PTSD symptoms due to trauma. She founded River Park in 2017 to provide professional Christian counseling services to individuals residing in Saint Lucie and Martin Counties. As a native Floridian Melissa saw first hand the need for quality Christian counselors in this area. Her passion for helping others and work in ministry led her to pursue a Master's of Science Degree with a double major in Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She has had over a decade of experience working with adults, children, teens, and couples in ministry and counseling settings. She has a passion for helping couples move from feeling resentful, frustrated, and more like roommates to connected, fulfilled, and rejuvenated in their love for one another! She often works with entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders in the community who may be thriving in one are of their lives, but struggling to connect in another area of their lives such as in their personal relationships. ​ Melissa Rowell is also a clinical supervisor in the state of FL for Registered Mental Health Counseling Interns and Marriage and Family Therapy Interns. Her group private practice is now an internship site for Palm Beach Atlantic University and helps train new counselors in the field. Melissa is a certified Prepare Enrich Facilitator, EMDR trained, a certified Couples Communication Instructor, Level 1 Gottman Trained Couples Counselor, and Clinical Supervisor for Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. Melissa resides in Port Saint Lucie with her husband of 21 years and 3 children