Melissa Kraker, MA

Clinical Therapist

Ms. Kraker earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology and English from Cornell College in Iowa in 2014. In 2017, she earned her Master of Arts (MA) degree in Forensic Psychology from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver in Colorado. During her graduate program, Ms. Kraker explored different realms of the judicial system through work as a Deputy Probation Officer with the 17th Judicial District in Commerce City, CO as well as a Volunteer Analyst in the Investigations Unit at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Ms. Kraker began at T.H.E. in the summer of 2016 as an intern and moved into a part-time position conducting intake assessments beginning in 2017. She currently is a full-time treatment provider expecting to earn her Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential in 2019.

“We all have burdens we carry through life, grief and disappointments that we can’t change. But we can make them lighter if we don’t hide them, if we don’t try to bear them silently and alone.” - Joanna Connors