About Melissa McCreery

Melissa McCreeryMelissa McCreery, PhD, ACC  is the clinical psychologist and internationally certified life coach who helps women redesign their relationship with food to improve health and happiness and maintain an optimum weight.

Melissa earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University and received her coaching education and international certification from Mentor Coach, and the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the International Coach Federation.

As a psychologist who specializes in weight loss, eating disorders and health issues, she is very familiar with the traps that women fall into when attempting to take control of their eating and lose weight.  According to Melissa, women often believe they have “failed” at weight loss, when in reality, many weight loss plans and diets are not designed in a way that will create lasting success..  As a result, even bright successful and accomplished women struggle to feel confident and capable in this area of their lives. This lack of confidence can create an ongoing cycle of struggles with weight and dieting.

Melissa created Too Much on Her Plate (http://www.TooMuchOnHerPlate.com ), a company devoted to helping successful women stop struggling with overeating and achieve the health or weight loss goal they feel is holding them back.

Too Much on Her Plate provides programs and resources that empower women professionals and business owners to take control of their eating and their weight. Clients learn how to create effective and lasting approaches to food choices, eating, and weight loss by leveraging their own strengths and addressing underlying emotions, stress,  and overwhelm. The company offers private consulting with Melissa, as well as group coaching and informational products.

Melissa lives in Bellingham, WA with her husband and their two sons.

Three things you may not know about Melissa:

  • She hated gym class and never considered herself athletic. Now she loves to run and is training for another marathon.
  • She’s been self-employed her entire professional life and wouldn’t have it any other way.
  • Her first job was making ice cream cakes at Baskin and Robbins when she was 15.  She ate so much ice cream that she really didn’t like chocolate again until she was in her 30’s.