Counseling & Play Therapy for children, teens and adults in Brookfield, WI

Name: Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy
Address: 12720 W North Ave Building B
Telephone: +1 262 785 1500

Specializing in Play Therapy, Anxiety, OCD, Trauma and Faith-Based Counseling

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About Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy

Meet Melissa Fockel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Melissa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist who has been practicing therapy since 2005. She is passionate about working with people in all stages of life to help them find healing emotionally, physically and spiritually.

Melissa earned her Bachelor's Degree in Social Welfare from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her Master's Degree in Social Work from Loyola University of Chicago. Melissa's early career focused on working in both adoption and foster care. Her clinical practicum and experience focused on working in hospital-based inpatient and outpatient programs with children and adults. This provided her with experience working with a variety of complex issues and needs.

Melissa has expertise working with children, adolescents and adult women who have experienced trauma. She has a passion for supporting women in therapy who are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Mood Disorders, Post Partum Mood Disorders, parenting challenges and Grief and Loss. Melissa also has experience with the treatment of self-esteem issues, depression, ADHD and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).

Melissa works with people in all stages of life including children (ages 5 and up), adolescents and adult women. She specializes in the treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Trauma Related Disorders. Although Melissa works with people of all faiths and backgrounds, she also enjoys providing faith-based counseling to Christian clients to support them spiritually in treatment.

Therapeutic Approaches Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy

Individual Counseling

Melissa offers individual counseling services that are tailored to your specific needs. Melissa will complete an intake assessment in the first session to obtain history, clarify concerns and identify treatment goals. During this session, Melissa will provide a recommendation of what therapy approaches would best meet your needs and help you to accomplish your goals.

Play Therapy

Melissa is trained as a Registered Play Therapist and works with children ages 5 and up. Play Therapy is a therapeutic approach which engages children at their developmental level and utilizes the "language of play" to help children explore, express and communicate feelings. This approach can also help children develop regulation skills, enhance social relationships, develop personal strengths and learn healthy coping. While play therapy is often an individual therapy, Melissa also often includes parents to support children in learning skills to practice skills at home. She engages parents in a brief check-in at the beginning and end of each session.

Faith Based Counseling

Melissa provides counseling to clients who want to incorporate their Christian faith into the therapy process. She works to support her clients in focusing on both emotional and spiritual growth by integrating faith with evidence-based counseling approaches. There is a harmony between neuroscience and faith that complements one another in unique and amazing ways. These empirically supported counseling approaches such as CBT, ERP and EMDR can be effectively integrated with the Christian faith and be powerful and transformative.

EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence based psychotherapy approach that helps people recover from trauma and other stress related disorders. During EMDR therapy, Melissa will help you identify how your current symptoms are connected to past events and how they can be resolved. EMDR reprocessing takes multiple sessions and can be either in-person or remotely via telehealth. Melissa practices EMDR with children, adolescents and adult women. She also utilizes this approach to support people who struggle with other general mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, low-self esteem issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients to identify and change thinking patterns that contribute to stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Melissa supports clients in recognizing these patterns to develop more balanced ways of thinking, responding and behaving.

Melissa is also trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-AR which is an evidence-based therapy approach for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. This therapeutic approach increases opportunities for exposure to novel foods in session while decreasing negative predictions and feelings about eating.

Exposure Response Prevention Therapy

Melissa has specialized training in Exposure Response Prevention Therapy for children, adolescents and adults. This approach teaches clients with Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to face discomfort and fears through graduated exposure. Melissa works with clients to support them in developing skills to manage and decrease their response to anxiety and obsessive thinking patterns and behaviors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Melissa's office located?

Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy is located in the offices of the Hale Richlen Center for Psychiatry in the Eastbrook Office Center.

Eastbrook Office Center

Hale Richlen Center for Psychiatry

12720 W North Ave

Building B, Suite 200

Brookfield, WI 53005

Do you provide in-person and virtual sessions?

In-person and virtual sessions are both offered. If you prefer to meet virtually, a private link for the session will be provided.

Melissa recommends that children ages 5-12 years meet for in-person sessions only.

What are your fees and payment options?

Melissa is in network with United Healthcare, UMR, Advocate Health-Aetna/Meritain, and Lyra EAP. It is recommended that new clients contact their insurance company prior to the first appointment to confirm whether Melissa is an in-network provider.

Melissa's Private Pay Fees include:

The initial Intake assessment is $210.

A 55-60-minute therapy session is $166 and a 45-minute therapy session is $140.

Some clients choose to use their "out of network" insurance benefits to cover a portion of their sessions.

How can I book an appointment with Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy?

You can book an appointment with Melissa by calling the office at (262)785-1500 or by filling out an online booking form on the website. Melissa provides a free 15-minute phone consultation upon request.

Melissa Fockel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

12720 W North Ave, Building B, Suite 200, Brookfield WI 53005

(262) 785-1500

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Counseling & Play Therapy for children, teens and adults in Brookfield, WI

About Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy

Meet Melissa Fockel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Therapeutic Approaches Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy

Individual Counseling

Play Therapy

Faith Based Counseling

EMDR Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Exposure Response Prevention Therapy

Frequently Asked Questions

Melissa Fockel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Hours

Request Appointment

Resources

Anxiety and Depression Association of America

Association for Play Therapy

EMDRIA

International OCD Foundation

Mending the Soul

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Counseling & Play Therapy for children, teens and adults in Brookfield, WI

About Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy

Meet Melissa Fockel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Therapeutic Approaches Rooted Counseling & Play Therapy

Individual Counseling

Play Therapy

Faith Based Counseling

EMDR Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Exposure Response Prevention Therapy

Frequently Asked Questions

Melissa Fockel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Hours

Request Appointment

Resources

Anxiety and Depression Association of America

Association for Play Therapy

EMDRIA

International OCD Foundation

Mending the Soul

Privacy Policy

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