863-797-6183

Individual, couple & family therapy for all ages and life stages.
Melissa A. Brown-McQueen, LCSW
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Seedlings of Growth, LLC
2033 E Edgewood Drive, Suite 4
Lakeland, FL 33803-3660

  • ​Self pay-$120 per 45-minute session
  • Couple's counseling $200 per 120-minute session
  • Medicare (traditional Medicare)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna         
  • Aetna  
  • Tricare
  • BayCare
Payment options:

  • Aetna Resources for Living
  • BayCare EAP/SAP
EAPs (Employee Assistance Programs):
***Please contact your insurance carrier or EAP to ensure that Melissa A. Brown-McQueen, LCSW is an in-network provider under your coverage.
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Welcome! Thank you for visiting Seedlings of Growth, LLC, the website of 
Melissa A. Brown-McQueen, LCSW. Glad that you are here. Choosing a therapist can be a difficult process and perhaps, the second step after deciding to seek some counseling. The most important thing is that you feel as comfortable as possible in your journey toward healing.  

Upon calling my office, we will speak briefly about what is bringing you to counseling and the type of counseling you are seeking.  Zoom sessions and in-person sessions are both being offered.   However, in-person session availability is limited.  You always have the choice of paying for your sessions out of pocket or using your health insurance or Employee Assistance Program.  There has been a shift by insurance companies to require more information to determine that counseling is medically necessary.  More and more, clients are choosing self-pay as a way to avoid this information being shared with insurance companies.  Self-pay fee for sessions is $120 per 45-minute session.  

If you choose to use your insurance or employee assistance program (EAP), please have your that information available for review during our call. Please contact either your insurance company or EAP to verify that I am considered an in-network provider under your plan.  

We will work together to find an appointment that best works for your schedule. There are weekday morning, afternoon and evening appointments available. Most often, there are appointments available within one week of your call.  

Best effort is made to return all phone calls by the end of the work day. Typically, calls are returned in between sessions. Please feel free to leave a message knowing that your call will be returned as quickly as possible.  

Many issues bring folks to counseling with me. Some of these issues include:
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Relationship/communication complexities
• Women’s issues
• Family conflict
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Behavioral issues or Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
• LGBTQ+
• Loss/grief   
• Changes in health/aging
• Self-esteem
• Life-stage adjustments
• Feeling lost
• Wanting to establish goals and a desire to create change
• HIV/AIDS
• Problems with anger/feeling expression
• Relationship healing/separation/divorce 
• Development of positive coping skills. 

For the past several years, I have been providing Health Care Proxy services for those who do not have anyone they trust to make health care decisions if they are unable to do so.  I am willing to provide more information about these services upon request. 

 Follow your joy!
    Melissa






 You are worth the investment to create comfort, happiness, change, fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.