Dr. Mel McGee
CEO Pastoral/ Christian Counselor
Phoenix, Arizona
Online TherapyAccepting New Clients
About Dr. Mel
Dr. Mel McGee is the CEO and founder of Arizona Covenant Christian Counseling, a San Antonio-based practice established in 1989.
Practice Overview & SpecialtiesDr. McGee views her practice as a faith-based mission of healing rather than a traditional corporate business. Her services focus heavily on supporting low-income families, seniors, and military communities.
Relationship & Marriage Support: She is a certified facilitator for the SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts) assessment.
She serves as a licensed wedding officiant.
Grief & Medical Crisis Counseling: With over 32 years of background working across hospitals, hospices, and home health care, she specializes in bereavement, end-of-life care, terminal illness, and caregiver stress.
Military & Veteran Advocacy: Dr. McGee provides targeted spiritual and mental health counseling for active service members and veterans, specifically addressing military PTSD and assisting with veteran benefits.
General Mental Health Care: She offers therapy for anxiety, depression, family conflict, infidelity recovery, and isolation.
Credentials & Board AffiliationsDr. McGee holds a PhD and maintains memberships across alternative medicine, holistic health, and specialized chaplaincy boards, including:
American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)International Practitioner of Holistic Medicine (IPHM)Alternative American Medicine Association (AAMA)The National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC)Military Chaplains Association (MCA)
Out-of-Network Cost
$35 - 70 per session
Sliding scale
Top specialtyCouples Therapy
How does couples therapy work, and what do sessions look like?
Couples therapy is designed to create a neutral, grace-centered environment where you and your partner can address core relationship challenges. Using both holistic mental health principles and biblical truth, the process focuses on breaking unhealthy cycles and building a lasting, Christ-centered foundation.Rather than picking sides or assigning blame, the therapy treats the relationship itself as the client. It helps couples understand the root causes of conflict, heal from past wounds (like infidelity or broken trust), and learn practical, day-to-day tools for mutual respect.
About Me
What should someone thinking about working with you know about you?
If you are considering working with Dr. Mel McGee, here are the most important things to know about her background, approach, and practice:Faith-Integrated Care: She is an ordained Christian pastor and board-certified pastoral counselor. Her practice heavily integrates biblical truth with clinical mental health principles. If you want your faith to be the central foundation of your healing, her approach aligns with that goal.Deep Experience in Crisis & Grief: With over 38 years of experience, including more than three decades working across hospitals, hospices, and home health care, she specializes in heavy life transitions. This includes bereavement, terminal illness, caregiver burnout, and coping with medical crises.Advocate for Military & Veterans: She holds specialized memberships with organizations like the National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains. She is deeply familiar with military culture and focuses on supporting active service members and veterans dealing with military PTSD and navigating veteran benefits.Relationship Expert: If you are seeking couples or pre-marital counseling, she is a certified facilitator for the widely recognized SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts) assessment. Commitment to Accessibility: Dr. McGee views her practice as a community mission rather than a corporate business. She utilizes a sliding fee scale (often ranging from $10 to $150) to ensure low-income families, seniors, and veterans can afford quality care.
Approaches · Christian Counseling
How does Christian counseling work, and what do sessions look like?
Our Christian counseling is a blend of holistic mental health principles with biblical truth. It addresses your psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being as interconnected parts of who you are. Instead of looking at your challenges through a purely secular lens, this approach relies on Scripture, faith, and the grace of God as the foundation for your healing.The primary goal is to help you overcome life's hurdles—such as anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma—while simultaneously deepening your relationship with Christ.
Specialties · Spiritual or Religious
What's your approach to spiritual or religious concerns, and what does progress look like for clients?
We bridge biblical truth with clinical mental health principles to create a safe space where your faith is the foundation of your healing. Instead of treating spirituality as separate from mental health, I integrate them.Here is how we navigate spiritual and religious concerns:Scriptural & Holistic Integration: We explore emotional struggles (like anxiety, depression, or marital conflict) through both practical psychological tools and comforting biblical insights.Grace-Centered Healing: Therapy is approached as a faith-based mission of healing, not a corporate business. There is no judgment—only grace, empathy, and spiritual support.Tackling Spiritual Struggles: If you are wrestling with doubt, feelings of isolation, or complex grief, we look at these challenges as part of your holistic journey toward spiritual and emotional maturity.
Location
Phoenix, Arizona 85261
Specialties
Couples TherapyAnxietyDepressionGriefMen's IssuesSpiritual or Religious
Client Focuses
PreteenElders (65+)TeenAdultBlack or African AmericanStraight / HeterosexualChristian
Approaches
Christian CounselingCoachingEmotionally Focused (EFT)Expressive ArtsFamily Systems