Melissa provides specialized medical care for individuals living with opioid use disorder, including prescribing Suboxone\/buprenorphine, along with treatment for co\u2011occurring substance use and mental health conditions. All care is delivered through secure video visits.<\/b> This virtual model is central to her practice and sets her apart. It allows people to receive compassionate, evidence\u2011based treatment from the privacy of their own home while avoiding barriers such as travel, stigma, scheduling challenges, and limited local resources. Her approach reflects a deep belief that care should be accessible, respectful, and designed to meet people exactly where they are.<\/p>\n
Melissa is a board\u2011certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a Master\u2019s degree and more than thirty years of nursing experience. She earned nursing board certification in addiction in 2023. She is also the founder of Recovery TeleCare LLC<\/b>, a private telehealth practice dedicated to serving Minnesotans seeking recovery and support.<\/p>\n
At Recovery TeleCare LLC, Melissa focuses on providing medication\u2011based treatment in a supportive, judgment\u2011free environment. Her mission is to support people where ever they are in their journey with compassion, expertise, and steady medical care, all through the convenience and comfort of telehealth.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1837,"featured_media":232890,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"ft_location_focus":[5],"ft_loc_insurance_plan":[186,200,178,175,199,174,205,184,183,181,188],"ft_location_keyword":[214,212,206,213,233,225,232,234,247,235,254,231,242,236],"ft_loc_service":[287],"class_list":["post-232888","ft-location","type-ft-location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ft_location_focus-substance-use-disorder-sud","ft_loc_insurance_plan-aetna","ft_loc_insurance_plan-hennepin-health","ft_loc_insurance_plan-medica","ft_loc_insurance_plan-medicaid","ft_loc_insurance_plan-medical-assistance-ma","ft_loc_insurance_plan-medicare","ft_loc_insurance_plan-pmap","ft_loc_insurance_plan-primewest-health-pwh","ft_loc_insurance_plan-south-country-health-alliance-scha","ft_loc_insurance_plan-ucare","ft_loc_insurance_plan-united-healthcare","ft_location_keyword-addiction","ft_location_keyword-anxiety","ft_location_keyword-chemical-dependency","ft_location_keyword-depression","ft_location_keyword-female-women","ft_location_keyword-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgendered-questioning-and-allied","ft_location_keyword-male-men","ft_location_keyword-mental-health","ft_location_keyword-naloxone-narcan","ft_location_keyword-nicotine-addiction","ft_location_keyword-postpartum","ft_location_keyword-pregnant-maternal","ft_location_keyword-suboxone-buprenorphine","ft_location_keyword-telehealth-telemedicine","ft_loc_service-medication-assisted-treatment-mat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n