Melinda Haynes

Melinda Haynes, Author, Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Creator of the ENOUGH Framework

  Melinda Haynes, Author, Licensed Therapist, Clinical Supervisor
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Theoretical Influences

Alongside lived experience and applied clinical practice, the work presented here is informed by established clinical frameworks in attachment theory, trauma-informed care, and recovery from self-abandonment.
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The voices listed below reflect influences that helped shape the perspective and approach underlying ENOUGH.


Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base: Parent-child attachment and healthy human development. Basic Books.

Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. Gotham Books.


Cloud, H., & Townsend, J. (1992). Boundaries: When to say yes, how to say no to take control of your life. Zondervan.

Levine, P. A. (2010). In an unspoken voice: How the body releases trauma and restores goodness. North Atlantic Books.

Mellody, P. (1989). Facing codependence: What it is, where it comes from, how it sabotages our lives. Harper & Row.


Mellody, P., Miller, A. W., & Miller, J. K. (2003). Facing codependence: What it is, where it comes from, how it sabotages our lives (Rev. ed.). HarperOne.
Van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Viking.

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Professional Disclosure and Credentials 
Consulting is not therapy. Self-help books are not therapy. Melinda 
is a licensed marriage & family therapist in three states: California, lic no 102308, Oklahoma, lic no 1153, and North Carolina lic no 2143  She is the Founder & Executive Director of Family & Children's Counseling Services, Inc..in Northern California. (www.HealPlayLove.org).

Melinda is the author of and trainer for the first and highly acclaimed National Supervised Visitation online training program. 



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    • ENOUGH: Living Your Life in the Right Measure
    • Contexts Where ENOUGH Is Relevant​
  • Learn
    • When Time Disappears
    • When Restlessness Isn't About More
    • Why Do We Self-Sabotage?
    • When Effort Isn't the Problem
    • Theoretical Influences
  • Meet Melinda
    • Reflections
  • Books
    • New Release >
      • Burn the Ships A 30 Day Journey to Emotional and Spiritual Healing >
        • About the Book Burn the Ships
        • Story Behind Burn the Ships
        • About the Author Burn the Ships
    • Coming Soon >
      • ENOUGH: Living Your Live in the Right Measure
      • Faithful to Me - A 30 Day Journey from Self-Abandonment to Reclamation >
        • Story Behind Faithful to Me
  • Contact

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