About Ascend Mind
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide confidential, high quality virtual mental health care tailored to the unique needs of individuals, couples, and families who value excellence, intentional living, and emotional well-being.
We specialize in delivering comprehensive, evidence-based therapy that supports personal growth, healing, and long-term resilience. Through a collaborative and highly personalized approach, we empower our clients to navigate life’s complexities with clarity, strength, and purpose.
At Ascend Mind, mental wellness is not just about managing challenges, it’s about cultivating a life of balance, fulfillment, and elevated well-being.
Melany Montrond, MSW, LICSW
At Ascend Mind, we believe that mental and emotional wellness is the foundation for living a fulfilled empowered life. Melany welcomes the opportunity to walk alongside you on your personal journey helping you build resilience, rediscover joy, and confidently face life’s challenges. She is a passionate psychotherapist with over a decade of experience supporting adults, couples, and families through life’s most difficult moments. Melany holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Boston University and has spent her career helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and behavioral challenges. Her clinical approach is person-centered and strength-based, focused on treating root causes—not just symptoms.
She integrates evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, while tailoring her work to meet each client’s unique needs and goals. Her mission is to equip individuals with the tools, insight, and self-compassion necessary for lasting change.
Outside the therapy room, Melany is the proud wife of a US Marine veteran and devoted mother who believes deeply in the power of balance, connection, and intentional living. She’s passionate about creating beauty and calm in everyday spaces whether through gardening, interior decorating, or curating a home environment that supports mental clarity and peace. Melany also values holistic, natural approaches to health and wellness, and brings this mindfulness into both her personal life and therapeutic work.
Melany believes that healing is not a one-size-fits-all process, it’s a collaborative, empowering journey. With compassion and authenticity, she partners with her clients to help them break through barriers, reconnect with their strengths, and live with greater purpose and vitality.