Melanie McGhee, LCSW

As a longtime meditator, I founded Illumined Life, LLC to help people build better relationships with themselves, others and Spirit.  I aim to be respectfully adept in supporting my clients release the blocks that keep them from living fully. I am committed to self-acceptance, helping people learn to experience themselves without the inhibition of self judgment, self evaluation and self criticism.  For I see such acceptance as a means to more fully connect with the divine in one’s self and in others.

I’ve been lucky to have exceptional teachers.  They have helped me develop my communication skills, especially teaching me to listen deeply and with compassion.  Through the grace of such teachers, I’ve found and cultivated the insight and intuition that resides in each of us.  Using skill and insightful listening, I am committed to helping people free themselves of emotional pain and supporting them as they craft richly fulfilling lives. 

For more than 20 years, I have been helping people engage more fully in life, attain their goals and reach their potential in what I hope to be an atmosphere of unconditional acceptance and respect.  In addition to maintaining my psychotherapy and coaching practice, I have worked with individuals and groups in boardrooms, the deep wilderness and a variety of retreat sites.  Among the organizations I have  served are NASA, Methodist Medical Center, Baptist Hospital, Tennessee Valley Authority, Michigan Unemployment, the SYDA Foundation and the US Army.

A member of the National Association of Social Workers, Ewomen Network, and the East Tennessee Coaches Association, I work to stay current with the emerging technologies in the helping professions.  I received a masters degree from the University of Utah in 1984 and my Coaches Training in the Fulfillment Coaching Model with the exceptional trainers at Coach for Life.  I maintain my licensure as a clinical social worker. 

As the award-winning author of An Illumined Life ~ A Personal Yearly Retreat & Reflection Guide I have had the opportunity to reach out and help more people create lives of greater satisfaction and meaning.

An international speaker, I am available to present on a variety of topics related to personal growth, communication and clinical skill development.  My Speaker’s Bio and Speaking Topics are available for download by clicking here.

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