Arizona Covenant Christian Counseling, is a faith-based therapy practice based in Phoenix, Arizona. The practice specializes in integrating psychological principles with a Christian worldview, utilizing a holistic approach tailored to mental, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Services OfferedIndividual Virtual Sessions: Tailored teletherapy sessions focusing on personal growth, self-discovery, and healing.Specialized Counseling Bundles: Includes specialized virtual tracks, such as online programs specifically addressing domestic violence.Faith & Community Services: Beyond psychotherapy, they provide marriage covenant education and local community officiating services for funerals and low-cost weddings.
Licenses/Certifications
 Board-Certified Pastoral Counselor
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Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.)
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Bio
Dr. Mel McGee is an ordained Christian pastor, minister, and board-certified Pastoral Christian Counselor. Her professional background spans over 32 years of experience working across hospital departments, hospices, home health environments, and active military installations.Therapeutic Approach & PhilosophyDr. McGee utilizes a holistic approach to healing, aiming to restore the "whole person" by addressing mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health. She bridges clinical psychotherapeutic insights with a deep scriptural and faith-based foundation.The Crossroads Framework: She structures her practice around helping clients navigate critical life transitions, which she labels "crossroads" (the Marriage Crossroads, Identity Crossroads, and Grief Crossroads).Grace-Centered Resolution: When counseling through high-conflict transitions like divorce or family breakdown, her philosophy balances a theological commitment to relationships with a practical, grace-centered approach to emotional recovery and individual rebuilding.Clinical Specialties & MethodsMarital & Premarital Counseling: She is a certified facilitator for the SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts) Assessment, utilizing it to build roadmaps for communication and spiritual alignment.Trauma & Veteran Support: Due to her extensive history with military installations, she specializes in active duty and veteran care, helping individuals navigate PTSD and civilian transition.Modality Range: Her methods incorporate Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Family Systems, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and structural family therapy.Professional Memberships & CredentialsDr. McGee holds certifications and active alignment with multiple professional bodies, including:American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)International Practitioner of Holistic Medicine (IPHM)Alternative American Medicine Association (AAMA)The National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC)Military Chaplains Association (MCA)
Payments Accepted
None
Hours
9am- 6pm
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
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Therapy
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Addiction
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Adolescents
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Anger Management
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Anxiety and Panic
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Arts Therapy (Expressive)
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Bicultural Difficulties
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Caregiver Issues
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Children's Counseling
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Chronic Illness
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Couples
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Depression
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Divorce
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Domestic Violence
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Educational Therapy
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Family Conflict
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Grief and Loss
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Group Therapy
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Life and Wellness Coaching
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Life Transitions
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Loneliness
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Marriage & Family Therapy
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Marriage Counseling
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Men's Issues
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Online / Teletherapy
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Pre and Postpartum Mental Health
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Premarital Counseling
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Relationship Issues
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Religious Counseling
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Self-Esteem Issues
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Seniors and Elder Care Issues
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Stress Management
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Trauma and PTSD
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Women's Issues
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Work and Career Issues
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