Melanie Bruss, MA, LPC, CFMHE

About me:

Through the direction of the Holy Spirit, I founded Compassionate Christ Centered Counseling, LLC, in 2019, with the mission of providing a safe place for Catholics and other Christians to receive counseling affirming and understanding of their worldview and life experiences.  I hired Clinical Therapists who share this mission, with the character, professional development and training to provide a compassionate, life-changing and faith-affirming experience for clients of all faiths. My role in the practice has developed to focus on serving the other clinical therapists as Clinical Director and serving immigrants as a forensic evaluator for immigration cases.

Background:

Melanie Bruss, MA, LPC graduated with a Masters in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health track from Ball State University in 2013.  After graduation, she worked as a bilingual Spanish/English speaking therapist in southwest Detroit providing in home counseling for families.  Melanie also spent several years discerning with the religious community “Las Consagradas del Santisimo Salvador,” based out of Guerrero, Mexico. After coming out of religious life, Melanie worked in community mental health for several years before founding Compassionate Christ Centered Counseling, LLC in 2019.

Melanie has extensive training to provide evaluations for immigration cases and is a Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator through the National Board of Forensic Evaluators. She has conducted dozens of evaluations for asylum, VAWA, cancellation of removal, extreme hardship and T Visa cases.