Counseling Center Staff
Meet the Staff
Campus Counselor
Melissa Grinslade is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Melissa received her master’s degree in social work from Indiana University and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Indiana University. Melissa’s professional interests include eating disorder treatment, early childhood trauma and trauma work, personality disorders and affirming care. She enjoys incorporating art as therapy into the work that she does. In addition to therapy, Melissa is passionate about training and oversees training for master’s and bachelor-level students. She is dedicated to evidence-based treatment and developing innovative prevention and early intervention programming to address our emotional wellness needs. Her professional experience includes working within community mental health, residential treatment, partial hospitalization treatment, crisis assessment, college counseling and as a clinical director. Melissa has several certifications for yoga training, including Yoga for Mental Health, and uses her skills to develop yoga outreach experiences focusing on emotional wellness. In addition, she is part of a grants task force, writing grants to help fund innovative programming ideas.
In her free time, Melissa loves being a mom. You will most often find her spending time with her family. She enjoys traveling, camping and curling up with a book to read. In her personal and professional life, she encourages everyone to remember that those things that make us uncomfortable are our biggest opportunities for growth.
MCC Campus Counselor
Sara Julian is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Sara received her master’s degree in social work from Indiana State University and her bachelor’s degree in Recreation and Sports Management with a concentration in recreation management and youth leadership from Indiana State University. Her experiences include working with individuals, children and families. Sara’s professional experiences include working in community mental health agencies as well as in a university counseling center. Sara’s professional interests include relationship issues, early childhood trauma and mood and anxiety disorders. Sara also leans into ecotherapy, which is a therapeutic approach that involves being in nature to promote mental health and wellness. Sara’s hope is to be able to create an ecotherapy program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, which has already created an eco-friendly environment for all.
When Sara is not in the office, she loves to be in nature or spend time with friends, family or her many pets.
MCC Mental Health Educator
Emma Campbell serves as the Mental Health and Wellness Educator for MINDful College Connections at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She earned her bachelor’s in psychology in 2013 and her master’s in Leadership Development in 2021 – both from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. As part of her master’s thesis, Emma’s research focused on student mental health symptom monitoring and risk assessment on small college campuses. Emma has worked in higher education for over eight years in both events and philanthropy. She is passionate about helping students build resiliency and improving their college experience through healthy coping skills.