Rising Tide Therapy works from a different approach — one that recognizes the power of mental and emotional health to shape the systems and conditions that we live in.
Like a rising tide, your wellbeing contributes to shifting the conditions for everyone around you. That's not a side effect. That's the point.
This work is about conscious movement within life's currents, self-actualization and trusting the power of collective action.
Together, we can make a difference.
The tide rises with you.
Hi, I'm Melba—
and I am a Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist and founder of this therapy practice.
For years, I've personally wrestled with a question: what happens when we stop adapting to systems that drain us and start reshaping those systems from within?
I've tried many iterations of answering it—only to find myself burning out, self-abandoning, and taking on more than my fair share of responsibility—through which I've learned that transformation can't be forced through urgency or overextension.
Rising Tide Therapy is born from that learning.
The name "Rising Tide" reflects the core belief: when you cultivate self-leadership, the effects ripple outward—shaping relationships, families, and communities. This work emphasizes conscious movement within life's currents, not against them. When one woman develops awareness of her position and starts choosing differently, personal transformation becomes structural change, from the ground up.
A rising tide lifts all boats. Your growth shifts the conditions for everyone around you. That's not a side effect. That's the point.
This is therapy without urgency or performance pressure. It's about integration, not repair—meeting yourself fully, moving with intention, and quietly reshaping the systems around you in return.
Education
- M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Fuller Theological Seminary
- B.S. in Economics, Santa Clara University
Services
I offer Online Individual Therapy attending to
Practice Philosophy
At Rising Tide Family Therapy, we believe in the transformative power of collective healing. Just as a rising tide lifts all boats, individual growth creates ripples that extend throughout relationships, families, and communities.
Understand Your Tides
We examine the forces shaping you—family systems, relational patterns, structural conditions—and help you discern what's yours to carry and what isn't.
Challenge Broken Systems
We don't adjust you to fit dysfunction. We help you understand what's happening and build relationships and patterns that actually sustain you.
Healing Ripples Outward
Your well-being is connected to those you love. When you grow, they feel it. When you break a cycle, it doesn't stop with you.