About Melissa
Melissa Clarke is a counsellor who uses a blend of talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship problems. She holds a BACP credential and brings 12 years of practice to sessions. Melissa aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can speak plainly about what is worrying them.
She draws on Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioral approaches to suit what each person needs.
Background and approach
Those methods are used alongside mindfulness, psychodynamic ideas, worksheets and practical exercises. This mix helps with low mood, self-esteem and coping with big life changes. Melissa also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency and avoidant personality patterns.
She supports people facing infidelity, separation and the fallout from controlling or narcissistic relationships. Financial stress, uncertainty about life purpose and feelings of isolation are also within her focus. Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what fits their routine.
Messaging replies on weekdays aim for a 24-hour turnaround within a set hour each day for focused questions. Therapy is arranged through a subscription plan that can be cancelled at any time. Melissa offers a structured twelve-session block with a review halfway through to check progress.
International clients who speak English may be accommodated and sessions are scheduled according to what works for the individual.
How Melissa uses evidence-based approaches online
Melissa blends Attachment-Based Therapy with Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioral techniques in online sessions. Attachment-Based work looks at relationship patterns and early bonds to understand current worries about trust and closeness. Client-Centred methods focus on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and able to set their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small, practical changes to reduce anxiety and lift mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Melissa discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and adjusts methods as progress is reviewed. That collaborative process helps pick tools that suit the person's situation and what they want to change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video helps with face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins and text messaging is useful for concise, focused follow-ups. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, family or travel while still keeping therapy consistent and structured.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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