Relationships matter. Support can make a difference.
Melissa Benton-Hebert, PLPC, PLMFT
Relationships are an important part of how we experience life. They can offer connection, belonging, and support, but they can also become places where we feel misunderstood, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward.
At Cornerstone Counseling, Melissa Benton-Hebert offers compassionate marriage, couples, and family counseling for individuals and relationships navigating change, conflict, and the complexities of connecting with one another.
Whether you’re hoping to strengthen your relationship, work through recurring disagreements, reconnect after a difficult season, or better understand the dynamics within your family, therapy offers a space to slow down, listen differently, and explore what may be getting in the way of connection.
Couples Counseling
Finding your way back to one another.
Every relationship experiences challenges. Sometimes conversations become difficult, patterns repeat, or the distance between partners begins to grow.
Couples counseling offers an opportunity to better understand one another, explore relationship patterns, and develop new ways of communicating and responding.
Melissa works with couples navigating:
- Communication difficulties and recurring conflict
- Emotional disconnection and intimacy concerns
- Trust, betrayal, and relationship repair
- Life transitions and changing relationship needs
- Parenting and family stress
- Premarital counseling and relationship preparation
- Strengthening emotional connection and understanding
Melissa incorporates Gottman Method Couples Therapy to support couples in strengthening communication, navigating conflict, and building a more meaningful connection.
Marriage & Family Counseling
Understanding the relationships that shape us.
Family relationships can be deeply meaningful and sometimes complicated. Changes in family roles, parenting challenges, conflict, and transitions can affect the entire family system.
Family counseling provides an opportunity to explore relational patterns, improve communication, and develop a better understanding of one another.
Melissa works with families navigating:
- Parenting challenges and family stress
- Parent-child communication
- Family conflict and relational tension
- Changes in family structure and life transitions
- Blended family adjustment
- Emotional and behavioral concerns affecting family relationships
The goal is not to identify one person as the problem, but to understand how family members experience one another and how new patterns of connection may develop.
A Relational Approach to Therapy
Melissa brings a relational perspective to counseling, recognizing that our relationships, experiences, and environments influence how we understand ourselves and connect with others.
Her work is grounded in compassionate care and an appreciation for the complexity of human relationships.
Therapy creates space for curiosity, reflection, and meaningful change, helping individuals, couples, and families develop a deeper understanding of themselves and one another.
Marriage and couples counseling is not generally covered by insurance and provided on a private-pay basis. We’re happy to answer questions about fees and help you determine whether our services are a good fit.
Interested in working with Melissa?
You don’t have to wait until a relationship reaches a breaking point to seek support.
Whether you’re looking to strengthen your connection, work through a difficult season, or better understand your family relationships, Melissa welcomes the opportunity to help you explore whether therapy may be a good fit.
Schedule a phone consultation with Cornerstone to explore whether Melissa may be a good fit for your needs.
