About Pathwise
The Pathwise Mission...
Pathwise Counseling & Skills Center embraces life's many paths bringing empathy, guidance and expertise to improve connection, hopefulness and wellbeing.
All of Pathwise Counseling's services are delivered under a framework of being Strength-Based, Trauma-Informed, Culturally Sensitive and Client-Centered.
Pathwise Counseling & Skills Center offers high quality outpatient level mental health counseling services. Clinical supervision services are also offered for new professionals in the counseling field.
Serving the Northern Metro Region of Colorado.
Pathwise Counseling serves the Northern Metro region of Colorado and surrounding areas, providing an office setting in Northglenn.
Pricing
Individual Counseling $120 per session
Family/Couples Counseling $120 per session
Initial Intake Sessions:
Individual $135 Family $135
Clinical Supervision for New Professionals
$100 per individual session
Cash, check, credit card, and Apple Pay. Colorado Medicaid accepted.
Tri-West accepted.
Pathwise Counseling is an out-of-network provider for all other insurance and is happy to assist in your insurance reimbursement for services. Most insurance companies reimburse for at least a portion of the cost for mental health services.
Let Pathwise Counseling help you to find your best self.
Pathwise Counseling provides Mental Health counseling services which improve the lives of children, adolescents, adults and families. Individual, couples and family therapy services are tailored to meet your needs.
Counseling specializing in stress management, substance use, depression & mood dysregulation, trauma, behavioral issues, relationships and family conflict.
Pathwise Counseling serves male and female clients ages 10+ with a specialized focus in treating adolescents.
Therapist with over 26 years experience.
Pathwise Counseling Staff
Melissa Fountain Jennings, MA, MCJ, LPC, LAC, MAC, ACS, CMIT
I have worked in the mental health field for 26 years for a non-profit mental health agency prior to starting private practice in 2017 under the name of Pathwise Counseling & Skills Center. I have extensive experience working with adolescents and families. My experience includes addressing such issues as depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, conduct and oppositional behaviors, school performance, family and peer relationships, self-harming behaviors, suicidality and self-esteem. My experience also includes working with adults addressing relationships, substance use, parenting, depression, anxiety and communication skills.
My approach with all clients is within a framework lens of being Client-Centered, Strength-Based, Culturally Sensitive and Trauma-Informed. Therapeutic approaches are evidenced-based and include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Reality-Choice Therapy, and Family Systems Therapy. Experiental interventions such as Art, Play and Relaxation techniques are also used.
I have also served the community in the role of Clinical Supervisor for new counselor professionals since 2005 and am credentialed nationally as an Approved Clinical Supervisor. Supervision services are currently available for those who have a Master Degree confirmed and are pursuing a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, as well as for those candidates pursuing CAC or Licensed Addictions Counselor credentials within the state of Colorado. Pathwise Counseling accepts counseling student interns on a limited basis.
I graduated from the University of Colorado, Denver in 2003 with a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology & Counselor Education and have maintained licensure in Colorado as a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2005 and as a Licensed Addictions Counselor since 2017. I am nationally recognized as a Master Addiction Counselor since 2018 and an Approved Clinical Supervisor since 2019 as well. I also earned a Master of Criminal Justice degree in 1998 from the University of Colorado, Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1991 from the University of Colorado, Boulder. I am a Certified Motivational Interviewing Therapist and a Certified Addiction Professional. I am a member of the Colorado Counseling Association, American Counseling Association, International Association of Trauma Professionals, NAADAC The Association for Addiction Professionals and Colorado Association of Addiction Professionals.
In my personal time, I enjoy traveling around Colorado's vast beauty, fishing, gardening, art, spending time with my beloved husband, family & friends and cozying up with my four cats & a good book.