"Please, Write Back" with Melissa Cavanaugh

Since earning her Masters Degree in Counselor Education through the CACREP Accredited program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Melissa Cavanaugh has been helping her community find clarity and balance. Melissa is focused on helping the youth through a mix of direct and non-direct play therapy, as well as adults through facilitating meaningful therapeutic relationships. Her eclectic approach enables her to adapt to each of her clients’ unique needs and situations. Melissa published her first children's book in April of 2021 titled "Please, Write Back" where she tells her story of loving and eventually losing her mother to addiction. Melissa is passionate about spreading awareness around the topic of addiction. She aims to help families start having hard conversations, and begin the bath to healing through recovery. In this episode we will be talking about how children are affected by parents who struggle with addiction. We will also be talking some of the  methods of therapy to help children understand  that it is not their fault and other issues they might deal with.