About
You Deserve a Safe Place to Breathe.At Arizona Covenant Christian Counseling, there is no judgment here—only a safe, compassionate space where your pain is heard and your faith is deeply valued. Led by Dr. Mel McGee, our practice specializes in a unique blend of professional, compassionate therapeutic guidance rooted in a strong scriptural and biblical worldview. We look at the whole picture of who you are—addressing your mind, body, spirit, and emotional well-being. We help you move past just "getting by" to experience true, lasting transformation.
Who We Serve:Faith-Minded Individuals & Couples: People seeking to navigate life’s hardships while staying anchored in biblical truth.
Covenant Marriage Focus: Couples looking to protect, heal, or begin their marriage within the spiritual and legal framework of an Arizona Covenant Marriage.
Growth-Oriented Seekers: Those looking for more than a temporary fix, desiring deep, holistic healing when ordinary coping mechanisms fall short.
Core Specialties:Anxiety and DepressionMarriage Counseling & Infidelity RecoveryFamily Conflict & Communication ProblemsGrief, Loss, and Life TransitionsChronic Illness, Pain, and Caregiver Stress.
Healing doesn't happen overnight, but putting in the work to heal changes everything. Contact us today to take your first step toward renewal.
My Christian Faith and My Professional Practice
The "Total Person Healthcare" Model- Our practice does not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Our operates under a Total Person Healthcare model, recognizing that mental wellness cannot be isolated from physical wellness or spiritual health.
Mind & Emotions: Addressing clinical struggles like anxiety, depression, complex trauma, and military PTSD using established, professional holistic techniques.
With over 37 years of clinical and ministry experience, marriage work is a core heartbeat of your practice. You guide couples utilizing the SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts) methodology and specialized frameworks for: Arizona Covenant Marriages: Assisting couples looking to intentionally enter or heal a union within the specific spiritual and legal boundaries of a covenant marriage.
Infidelity & Affair Recovery: Providing structured, compassionate paths to rebuild trust and communication where there has been profound relational hurt.
Pre-Marital & Officiating Support: Offering foundational guidance for engaged partners, alongside ministry services like wedding officiating.
Having a background that spans years of work directly within hospitals and hospices, your practice is uniquely equipped to sit with clients in the heaviest seasons of life. You provide dedicated bereavement care for those experiencing profound loss, ensuring they have a safe space where they do not have to walk through the storm alone.
Financial Accessibility & Mission-Driven CareReflecting a true pastoral heart, your practice actively seeks to eliminate financial stress as a barrier to mental health and spiritual wellness.
Accessible Care: Working with networks like the Open Path Collective to offer scaled rates.Pay It Forward: Offering low-cost, subsidized, and "pay it forward" sessions so that quality, faith-integrated clinical care remains accessible to low-income families and those in financial hardship.
Client Payment Information
- Client rates are on a sliding scale