Specialized therapy for teens and adults in Franklin, Indiana.

Are you exhausted from feeling stuck with the same old issues?

At M. & S. Counseling Services, our experienced therapists guide you in a safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space. We offer specialized, effective, and evidence-based therapy approaches to help you get UNSTUCK.

Our approaches extend beyond traditional talk therapy so that you can experience deeper, more permanent healing and change.

  • Anxiety keeps you from pursuing your goals

  • Depression drains your energy and joy

  • Chronic people pleasing leaves you depleted and resentful

  • Your trauma haunts your thoughts and emotions

  • Your substance use has taken over your life

Do you feel like

We’re here to guide you towards healing and recovery. 

Meet the Team

  • Melissa Sichting therapist for trauma anxiety depression

    Melissa Sichting

    LCSW, LCAC, Owner

    Trauma l Women l Anxiety

  • Melissa Gharst therapist for substance use and assessment

    Melissa Gharst

    LCSW

    Substance Abuse Evaluations

  • Amy Pennington therapist for teens substance use anxiety depression

    Amy Pennington

    LCSW

    Substance Abuse l Teens l Anxiety

Areas of

Specialization

Anxiety and Depression

Teen and Adolescent Issues

Substance Use and Abuse

Trauma and PTSD

Women’s Issues

Boundaries and People Pleasing

OUR SERVICES

  • Therapy for anxiety near me

    Individual Therapy for Adults

  • Therapy for anxious teen

    Individual Therapy for Teens & Adolescents

  • substance abuse therapy and assessment

    Substance Abuse Evaluations & Therapy

WE HELP

  • ✔ Feel more confident in themselves

    ✔ Build healthy friendships

    ✔ Set goals and work toward them

    ✔ Make important decisions about their future

  • ✔ Understand themselves and their values better

    ✔ Improve their relationships

    ✔ Feel more in control of their lives

    ✔ Process difficult past experiences

  • ✔ Learn how to say no without guilt

    ✔ Feel confident in asking for what they want

    ✔ Stop being a people pleaser

    ✔ Reduce pressure on themselves to “do it all”

  • ✔ To be able to stop living in the past

    ✔ Address and reduce nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety

    ✔ Understand how trauma impacts your body, brain, and your reactions

    ✔ Feel supported every step of the way

  • ✔ Understand their goal for substance use (reduce vs. abstain)

    ✔ How to start making and maintain changes in their use

    ✔ Non-judgement support in the process

HOW IT WORKS

Reaching out for help can be a big step and we want the process to be as easy as possible.

  • Click the links provided to reach out to schedule a free phone consultation with one of our team members.

  • During your phone consultation we’ll ask about what is brining you to therapy and then we’ll tell you a little about ourselves as therapist.

    How we practice, our experience in your working with others with your current need, and you’ll be able to ask any other questions you may have.

  • We’ll make sure you are matched with a therapist that you

    1.) Feel comfortable with

    2.) Is specialized in treating your current need

    If not we are also happy to provide referrals in the community to other amazing therapist we know.

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