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How can we help you?
Melissa Briggs-Phillips, Ph.D. and Associates
Executive Psychologist and Leadership Consultant in Columbus, Ohio
See the world beyond the given
how do I begin therapy?
This is Jessica and she is amazing!
800 570 1509 Ext 2
Jessica, our Practice Manager, will answer any of your questions around scheduling, logistics, insurance and fees.
Jessica works REMOTELY and all of our initial paperwork and scheduling is handled while you are in the privacy of your own home.
WE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH HOW TO DO REMOTE/VIDEO THERAPY IF DESIRED.
If you are calling on behalf of a company or organization looking for a speaker or coaching services, Jessica is a great place to ask initial questions and explain what you are looking for.
You are also welcome to email her and request a call.
5003 Horizons Drive Suite 210 Columbus, OH 43220
Our offices are accessible and plenty of parking is available and close.
A first step is to schedule a FREE phone consultation
Jessica will work with you to schedule a call.
Dr. Melissa has a wait list so call or email to get details!
Jessica will collaborate with you to find a referral. We do our best to have an updated list of practitioners and practices that are accepting new clients, and offer this complimentary service. We KNOW how hard it is to find a mental health provider. As far as I know, NO OTHER practice regularly conducts audits of practices in the area with openings, and current accepted insurance plans. We try, we try our very best to provide a personal referral at no cost to you.
Evening engagements for corporate clients are scheduled as needed.
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We were lucky to cross paths with Nicole, and you will be too!
If you have never tried therapy before, I would like to suggest you meet with Nicole JUST ONCE to give it a try!
Nicole will work with clients as young as 16.
She can do telehealth OR in office appointments!
Nicole has expertise in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and EMDR
Nicole believes in the power of processing our emotional life honestly, but not letting it RULE US. If you are navigating a life transition, ready to tackle depression or anxiety, struggling in relationships in your life, or looking to make a professional pivot, reach out!
Nicole's rate is 135.00 an hour and immediate openings for clients with Cigna, Medical Mutual of Ohi
Email Jessica at info@behaveforward.com with questions!
Are you or someone you love struggling?
Life Coaching and Skill Building To Navigate Unprecedented Disruption with Christy Lumpkins, LISWS
After years of life plans being derailed, we have seen a tremendous spike in panic, anxiety and depression for 18-25 year olds. Even if you or someone you love is "doing well considering" it can be invaluable to have a safe place to talk through all the anger, frustration, and build resiliency skills. Christy has been an incredible resource for this age group this last year.
Christy can meet in person or via TELEHEALTH
Relationship Stress! Parenting Stress! Professional Stress!
Do you have someone with extensive experience helping YOU navigate the complex world of RELATIONSHIPS? With co workers, with family, romantic relationships....dating?!
If not, Christy has expertise in relationship trauma (both little t and BIG T) and is accepting clients.
Rate and Hours
Christy will be charging a below market rate of $150.00 an hour.
SCHEDULING NOW!
Christy is only offering limited hours, so her calendar will fill fast.
I am so excited to have her join us, and even more excited to think about the individuals and families we can serve.
Call our Practice Manager Jessica with any questions!!
20 years of experience put to use for YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR EMPLOYEES
20 years of experience put to use for YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR EMPLOYEES
20 years of experience put to use for YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR EMPLOYEES
My name is Dr. Melissa Briggs-Phillips. I am a clinical and consulting psychologist. After completing my Ph.D. in Psychology, I spent years leading projects in health care, community development and higher education.
I taught my first graduate school course in 1999 and was hooked! No matter where I was living, or what my "day job" was, I a
My name is Dr. Melissa Briggs-Phillips. I am a clinical and consulting psychologist. After completing my Ph.D. in Psychology, I spent years leading projects in health care, community development and higher education.
I taught my first graduate school course in 1999 and was hooked! No matter where I was living, or what my "day job" was, I always looked for an opportunity to serve as an adjunct professor. I can assure you-adjunct professors do this out of love for teaching-not the money!
My classrooms are no longer auditoriums of college students but I continue to think of corporate speaking and training as teaching at its core.
During the years I was a Project Director, Director of Research Resources, Executive Director of an Innovation Center and Chief of Staff, I also maintained a part time private practice. In 2014 I decided to open Next Generation Behavioral Health in Columbus, Ohio with a singular vision: to provide exceptional services to individuals and companies.
Eight years later, I still LOVE what I do. Every day. I wholeheartedly believe in the life changing power of therapy.
My approach with clients blends my experiences leading people and projects with my training as a behavioral scientist and therapist. My style is warm and open, but focused on achieving outcomes that are meaningful. All the "insight" in the world is pointless unless your wife, your business partners, your staff experience a difference. Pretty much everyone can learn to honor their internal world, but BEHAVE FORWARD.
WHO LISTENS TO YOU?
20 years of experience put to use for YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR EMPLOYEES
20 years of experience put to use for YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR EMPLOYEES
The offices of Next Generation are designed for YOU. The waiting room is private so you can come early and have water, coffee, tea and STILLNESS. A client recently described it as a "nicely appointed sensory deprivation chamber".
I am well past Malcom Gladwell's "10,000 hour" rule and take it very seriously when someone decides to trust m
The offices of Next Generation are designed for YOU. The waiting room is private so you can come early and have water, coffee, tea and STILLNESS. A client recently described it as a "nicely appointed sensory deprivation chamber".
I am well past Malcom Gladwell's "10,000 hour" rule and take it very seriously when someone decides to trust me with resolving, repairing or moving beyond:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Recovery from toxic family systems or work environments
- Living with Bi Polar II
- Thriving during turbulent life transitions (chosen or not!)
- Grief and loss
- Mental toughness
- Working for, with and managing Personality Disorders
- Removing internal barriers to advancement
- Behavioral Management in spite of "big feels"
- Taking a team from revenue chasing to intention
- Surviving acquisitions and mergers
- Leading with courage
- Being a next generation leader
- Identifying your "NEXT"
- Thriving with adult ADHD
I have spent over 20 years working with adult survivors of childhood sexual trauma. I am also committed to supporting veterans who have transitioned from service to the private sector. In the last several years, without fail, after EVERY SINGLE corporate keynote or seminar-someone reaches out for the first time to work through trauma from their past. This work is sacred to me, and I will never give it up.
LISTEN TO DR. MELISSA!
20 years of experience put to use for YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR EMPLOYEES
LISTEN TO DR. MELISSA!
I resist the moniker 'motivational speaker'. I do however understand the power of a well timed presentation of concepts to groups and teams. I have organized and sponsored conferences myself and appreciate how powerful it can be to set the right tone for an event.
Sample organizational clients for speaking, training or coaching services i
I resist the moniker 'motivational speaker'. I do however understand the power of a well timed presentation of concepts to groups and teams. I have organized and sponsored conferences myself and appreciate how powerful it can be to set the right tone for an event.
Sample organizational clients for speaking, training or coaching services include:
- Scotts Miracle Grow
- Owens Corning
- SmartCity Locating
- The Entrepreneurship Institute
- Bricker and Eckler, LLP Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati offices
- ReVision Lasik Eye Care
- Honda
- University of Akron
- Kent State University
- Summa Health
- Ohio State University
- Wexner Medical Center
- Ohio State University Advancement Records
- Ohio State University Office of Human Resources
- Ohio State University Provost Office
- SafeAuto
- Agudas Achim
- Ohio Health
- Wexner Heritage Village
- L Brands
- Victoria's Secret
- KPMG
- Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA)
- Steiner Real Estate
- City of Akron Police Department
- Fifth/Third Bank
- Huntington Bank
- Alliance Data
- Women for Executive Leadership and Development (WELD)
- Ohio Bursars Association
- Women in Pensions Network
- Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- The Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Human Resources Association of Central Ohio (HRACO)
- Ohio Restaurant Association
- DisruptHR
- Columbus Fashion Week, Passport2Fashion
a message about traditional talk therapy and ketamine
I love what we do
See those gorgeous things above? Those are your dendrites. They dictate your entire life!
What you think about. The emotions you experience. How your body functions. The behaviors you chose to deploy.
I love what we do so much, I attended a conference in May of 2022 to learn about cutting edge treatments and emerging modalities for healing.
Was this hype? Was all this psychedelic stuff for real?
I want to share how ketamine infusion therapy is now our "sister business".
I will start at the beginning.
I am a vintage trauma therapist with a circuitous career path. I began my career in 1993 as a pre-law intern, in the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit of the District Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I thought I would fight for justice by punishing people who do harm, and instead I became preoccupied with our clients. I marveled: “How on earth do human beings go on? How do they rise from these ashes and face a tomorrow? How do they build lives for themselves and have hope?”
I wanted to be part of the recovery and resilience, serve those who were seeking to thrive after shattering experiences, and learn the “how” of healing.
In many ways I was seeking to find that path for myself.
After completing my Ph.D., life took some unexpected turns. I ended up serving as an Executive Director, a Project Director, Director of Research Resources, and a Chief-of-Staff in a wide range of settings. I managed teams and budgets, executed and operated, initiated and collaborated. All the terms that belong on a resume, so they say.
I was asked to teach my first graduate course in 1999 when an adjunct quit at the last minute: Human Sexuality and Substance Abuse. I had zero business teaching that class. I still remember the handful of fellow graduate students (older than me) that nodded attentively, smiled encouragingly. I am sure I was terrible, but I fell in love with teaching and have been teaching ever since. While I am no longer standing in front of an auditorium of college students, I view my keynote addresses, corporate seminars and workshops as teaching experiences.
Along the way, I kept doing clinical work “on the side”. At the end of 2014, I decided it was time to merge my professional paths. I wanted to open a niche practice and bring my hybrid experience to clients. I never stopped doing trauma work, as this fills my soulspace. I work with people that are operating at the highest levels of their professional lives. I also love to spot those hidden gems in the middle of organizations and be their silent partners as they find their voice and just kill it. It is incredibly satisfying to dig into the HOW (not just the behavioral “what”) that leads to sustainable change in a leader or a system. In my office, we deal with the REAL stuff that gets in the way of equity and excellence. This can be unresolved trauma, decades old primary pain points, deeply entrenched shame-stuff that is never touched by traditional executive coaches.
I love what I do. It is sacred to me.
While I did not pursue a career in academia, I have a high regard for research. In fact, I believe that thinking like a researcher is basic psychological flexibility training! Asking “What am I missing? In what ways may I be incorrect?” are great foundational points of inquiry for research as well as therapy!
Suffice it to say, I try and stay in touch, and on top of, what smart people are saying and doing.
When popular culture began talking about it, I started reading the studies about psychedelics and trauma recovery. I was immediately intrigued. Could this REALLY be a tool for my clients?! Could years of healing in traditional talk therapy be exponentially shortened?
Then, I attended a training about ketamine assisted psychotherapy.
I was bowled over, this is not an exaggeration. Over two decades ago one of my jobs was to establish the regulatory compliance protocol for locking the ketamine up in research labs because the grad students would steal it and sell it at clubs?!
I was immediately curious. I started going to conferences, and taking continuing education classes, and then anecdotally seeing clients experience shockingly positive outcomes…I was super inspired…but what could I do? It is not in my Scope of Practice to do this. I am not an anesthesiologist?!
I started talking to anyone I could. I started asking people to ask people to talk to me. I had lunches and coffees and Zoom meetings.
Then, a friend introduced me to Dr. David Caldwell.
I thought “Okay, this person is the real deal. The first exceptional healthcare provider, with years of experience, that believes in this modality as a healing agent, that embraces therapy, that believes in intersectional and integrated care. This is it.”
MiNDSET Ketamine is Dr. Caldwell’s vision, his legit passion (I know this can be an eyeroll inducing aphorism…but when it fits, it fits). MiNDSET is an embodiment of his commitment to patients as full humans, to mental health and wellness, to excellence and best-in-class care.
He has provided thousands of hours of infusion therapy since we opened last year....read the reviews...they speak for themselves.
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It is my honor to join MiNDSET as Chief Psychological Services Officer and Psychologist-In-Residence.
You do not need to suffer continual chaos in order to grow.
Peace is possible.
We are honored to help you see the world beyond the given, Dr M