Medela Counseling
Get accessible and personalized mental healthcare in-person or from the comfort of your home.
Our approach
We are a group of master-level licensed professional counselors who provide quality mental health care. We provide counseling to children, adults, couples, and groups. Let us help you connect with one of our therapists who meets your needs and is available to see you, online or in-person.
Our services
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Individual Therapy
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Couples Therapy
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Group Therapy
Meet our team
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Lori Williams, M.S., LPC
Lori (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been serving the Shreveport/Bossier and outlying areas professionally since 2016. She has worked in Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital settings, Outpatient Community Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse settings, and Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program experience. She has directed two behavioral health programs and has spent over 3 years combined in private practice. Lori has experience working with teens and adults from all socioeconomic on a broad range of issues, including but not limited to anxiety and mood disorders, ADHD, self-esteem/self-acceptance, body image issues, anger management, family and relational problems, substance and alcohol abuse/addiction, trauma, and grief. She enjoys offering a creative approach to therapy, implementing evidence-based therapeutic art techniques; and fostering an inviting, “come as you are” environment for clients to feel safe and accepted. Lori’s primary approaches to therapy come from client-centered, cognitive behavioral, rational emotive behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapies; but open to utilizing others based on client’s needs at the time.
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Marissa Kees, M.S., LPC
Marissa is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Marissa worked as a contract counselor for the Caddo Juvenile Justice System and in a substance abuse clinic before working in private practice in order to pursue her passion for working with children and teenagers. She works with children as young as 4, adolescents, and adults in office and through telehealth. Marissa has training in play therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and substance abuse. Her approach to counseling is from a cognitive-behavioral and solution focused perspective, in that patterns of thoughts and actions are explored in order to better understand the client's problems and to collaboratively develop solutions.Marissa is a wife and a mother to a toddler. She understands the importance of having a support system and would love to help support your family too.
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Melissa Vallia, M.S., LPC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University-Shreveport and a Master of Science degree in Counseling from Louisiana State University-Shreveport. I have experience providing counseling services to a variety of clients, including individuals, couples, and groups, both in the office and through telehealth services. My specialties include: addiction, anxiety, and depression.
My passion for helping others comes from the many people that have helped me through the difficult seasons in my life. I have worked and served in many different helping positions from being a Chaplain Assistant in the USAF to working for Goodwill Industries to serving as a leader in my local church. The decision to become a counselor came when I experienced great loss and wanted to help others navigate through their losses as well.
My goal in counseling is to meet my clients where they are and help them move to where they want to be in life. Change can be scary to even think about, much less make happen in your own life. Please allow me to walk alongside you as you navigate these positive changes in your life.
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Tiffany Voinche, M.A., LPC, LMFT
Tiffany is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences and a Master of Art in Marriage and Family Therapy. Tiffany has experience providing counseling to a variety of clients including groups, couples, individuals, and families. Areas of specialty include substance abuse, marriage/family counseling, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and self esteem. Tiffany provides counseling from a systemic based perspective and provides experiential based therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Her focus is to meet the needs of each individual and provide services that promote growth as well as providing a safe, foundational environment.