Hey there! It’s Melisa Arroyo, your friendly neighborhood counselor. As you may have noted by looking around my website, I am authenticly unconventional. I am a nature-loving creative being who is passionate about holistic wellness. I spend a lot of my free time with my fur babies, family, and friends. I love my faith, learning, creating art as well as content for social media, hiking, eating food, and being with my people. I love a lot of other things but for the sake of not writing a novel, I’ll leave it at that.

So why did I become an integrative counselor? Here’s a bit of my story (look out for a longer version on YouTube). My father is a P.E. coach who spent his early childhood in the mountains of Michoacan, Mexico like my ancestors. My mother, a special education paraprofessional, was born in Zacatecas, Mexico but began living in East Los Angeles California as an infant. My parents met as neighbors in East LA and that's where I was created. My early childhood was spent nestled in the city of Angeles where I began learning about the value of wellness, culture, and community. My two siblings with special needs siblings also shaped my view of the world. They are truly special as they have taught me how to nuture others and understand deeply. Then I moved to Texas where I spent my adolescence. Texas is where I experienced my deepest heartaches and hardest lessons. Where I came from, everything I’ve been through, everyone I’ve met, everything I’ve learned has impacted how I see the world and my overall wellness. My culture, upbringing, interpersonal relationships, economic status, environment, mentality, emotions, physical wellness, and spirituality are the melting pot of who I am and of how well I am. It’s hard to understand, much less balance and heal one’s well-being.

So that’s why I do it. I know how hard it is maintaining wellness. I love being able to venture with others through their life’s journey lending a listening ear and helping hand.