Melanie Reese,Ā LMFT, CCTP
Founder - Groundwork Trauma Education
Certified Clinical Trauma Therapist I Certified Brainspotting ConsultantĀ I AAMFT Approved SupervisorĀ
Melanie Reese is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with over fifteen years of experience specializing in complex trauma and nervous system-informed care. She is the founder of Trauma Therapy of Nashville and the creator of Groundwork Trauma Education.
Melanie is trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, Parts Work, Somatic Therapy, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, and serves as a Brainspotting Consultant. Her work centers not on any single modality, but on how therapists think, track, and respond in real time ā€” and what it takes to move beyond protocol-driven practice into work that is truly attuned, flexible, and grounded.
She is known for helping clinicians step out of the pressure to get it right and into a deeper level of clarity and confidence in the room. Her teaching challenges the idea that effective therapy comes from following a formula ā€” emphasizing instead clinical discernment, nervous system awareness, and the ability to stay present in complexity.
Her approach has been shaped by years of direct clinical work, sitting with clients in the nuance and unpredictability of trauma healing. The work that cannot be scripted. The work that asks the therapist to think, not just apply.
