Chief Operating Officer

Melissa Burke earned her License in Clinical Social Work from San Diego State University. She has over ten years of experience working in mental health care, specializing in trauma and addiction. Melissa started her career as a contractor for the United States Military, working with combat and Special Forces soldiers to assess active-duty soldiers, provide therapeutic interventions, and train corpsmen how to assess for acute stress while deployed. 

She has created multiple mental health treatment centers that focus on healing a person’s core and helping them overcome mental and emotional problems, including breaking the pattern of substance abuse.

Her desire has always been to provide a system of accessible, high-quality mental health services that are safe, evidence-based and individualized. As one of the founders of Union EAP, she is committed to 24/7 excellency in the care provided to each union member.