About Melissa
Melissa Dawicki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience in behavioral health. She offers calm, steady support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, and relationship or family concerns. Melissa aims to create a respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them and take manageable steps forward.
She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness to shape practical work.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on everyday tools - coping strategies, communication skills, and ways to handle sleep or career disruption. The therapist helps people set clear goals and practice new responses between meetings. Melissa has worked in community mental health, emergency rooms, independent practice, and telehealth settings.
That range of experience informs how she tailors sessions to different needs and life rhythms. Her practice notes that meaningful change often takes time and steady effort. She is licensed in South Carolina and West Virginia and practices from South Carolina on Eastern Time.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and are organized around scheduled appointment times. Melissa uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. For people new to online therapy, she recommends completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session to see how the fit feels.
That first meeting helps set realistic goals and a plan for ongoing work.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes by focusing on what matters rather than fighting inner experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep trouble, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the person leads the pace and focus of work.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan based on progress and comfort level so the work feels useful and doable.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter or lower-bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework discussion, and ongoing contact between scheduled visits. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent and fit into real life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina, Maine, West Virginia
- Languages
- English
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