Melissa Harrison, M.A., LPC

Melissa is the co-founder and director of operations for the Center for Hope and Health. She specializes in evidence-based treatments for eating disorders, OCD, PTSD, phobias, other anxiety disorders and the behavioral and psychological management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). She is also co-author of the recently released book, Comorbid Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Clinician's Guide to Challenges in Treatment. Practicing as a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania and Delaware, she has additional credentials in CBT as a Diplomate CBT-Certified Therapist, as a Certified Prolonged Exposure Therapist and Supervisor through the University of Pennsylvania, and in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy-Enhanced from the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at the University of Oxford. Melissa has also completed a specialized fellowship in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a variety of disorders and clinical issues through the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Cognitive Therapy. She presents her expertise at professional conferences and continuing education workshops, contributes to local media outlets, along with providing supervision and consultation to other clinicians. Melissa is a Trainer/Consultant through the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies where she provides consultation and training in CBT, eating disorder treatments, and Exposure-Response Prevention for OCD. She obtained her degree in Clinical Psychology from West Chester University in 2011 and began her career in eating disorders by working as both a primary therapist and treatment team leader over the course of 5 years at the Renfrew Center. Melissa is also a clinical facilitator at the Minding Your Mind Foundation where she focuses on prevention and advocacy in the community and schools.