Melanie Hendricks , LISW-CP

Melanie Hendricks is a Licensed Independent Social Worker in clinical practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina, bringing 26 years of experience in outpatient mental health settings. She has provided care to children, adolescents, families, and adults across a wide range of concerns, from adjustment difficulties to serious and persistent mental illness. As a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Fellow of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, she combines extensive clinical training with a focused interest in prevention and treatment related to sexual behavior and trauma.

Hendricks has particular expertise in intimacy-related issues and sexual disorders, and she approaches these topics with directness and without judgment. She has worked with individuals facing compulsive sexual behavior, pornography-related problems, painful intercourse, and sexual dissatisfaction, as well as many survivors of sexual abuse and interpersonal violence. As a nationally rostered trauma clinician, she also supports people managing PTSD, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, and other trauma-related effects.

Her clinical work commonly uses cognitive-behavioral methods to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and patterns, along with a systems perspective that examines personal roles within family and community networks. Known for an easy-going yet caring and candid style, she seeks to help people build insight, change patterns that no longer serve them, and move toward greater emotional health and well-being.