Welcome

Welcome to Melior Counseling, PLLC

This practice is founded upon the desire to assist those suffering with mental illness or emotional pain and make them simply "better" through education, counseling, coping skills and recovery maintenance. The word "Melior" is the root word of "Ameliorate" which is defined as to improve, make better and help by "Meriam-Webster". Better can mean many things to many people and we at Melior follow the lead of our clients. Melior takes a collaborative approach with clients and identify treatment goals that are both realistic and effective. What does that mean? It means that you are driving force behind your journey to recovery. We will educate you on what you are experiencing, help you process your thoughts and feelings and equip you with the tools to improve your symptoms and overall mental health.

A little about myself...

I graduated from University of Texas at Arlington and specialized in Direct Practice in the field of Mental Health. Upon completion of my graduate studies, I studied Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders in a Post Graduate Fellowship for 12 months and specialize in Dual Diagnoses. I specialize in cognitive behavioral therapies and treat depression, anxiety, addictions, insomnia, and trauma. In my studies, I have also trained in Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia, Anger Management, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Cognitive Processing and Solution Focused Therapy. I have 16+ years experience as a Mental Health Clinician and continue to train to improve my skill set. In addition to, I have also mentored and trained over 40 social work students from University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Women University, University of Southern California, University of North Texas in Denton and Texas Christian University.

I encourage you to reach out to Melior Counseling for a free 15-minute consultation to begin your journey to recovery. Please see our contact page.

Thank you,

Catriska Rucker, MSSW, LCSW-S