Faculty and Staff
Melicia Tanner
| Title: | Instructor |
| Family Medicine | |
| Director of Behavioral Science | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | melicia.tanner@prismahealth.org |
| Office: | 139 Lila Doyle Drive Seneca SC 29672 |
Bio
| Background: | Melicia Tanner, MS, LPC, grew up in Powdersville, a small suburb of Greenville, South Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Clemson University (go Tigers!) in Clemson, South Carolina, and a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Lipscomb University in Nashville. She is currently pursuing a doctorate of education in Community Care and Counseling with an emphasis in Traumatology. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Prior to her current role, she provided counseling for clients with serious and persistent mental illness during her time working for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. In her practice, she is guided by the theories of cognitive-behavioral therapy and person-centered therapy. She believes strongly that her role as a therapist is to partner with her clients, advocate for them, and equip them with the tools and techniques to be independent and empowered. She is so excited about the opportunity to provide integrated care in a teaching clinic and believes very strongly in this model. In her role as behavioral health curriculum director of the Seneca Family Medicine Residency Program, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the behavioral health curriculum, faculty and resident wellness programming, and providing integrated mental health care to the patients of the Center for Family Medicine – Oconee. |
| Honors & Awards: | The Sharm Steadman Excellence in Family Medicine Education Award Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Leadership Award |
| Professional Affiliations: | American Counseling Association Member South Carolina Counseling Association Member Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Member |