About Melissa
Melissa Monroe is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut with 15 years of experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety and supports those facing addiction, grief, depression, and major life changes. Her approach aims to make daily life more manageable so people can feel better and more productive.
She favors simple, practical plans that fit into busy schedules. Sessions focus on building a stronger sense of self and creating healthy habits and routines.
Background and approach
Melissa uses a strength-based, solution-focused style to identify small, doable changes that add up over time. Her background includes long-term work in addiction and mental health treatment beginning in 2008. She also has training as a nutrition coach, which she combines with counseling to address both mental and physical well-being.
This blend supports clients who want to improve mood, energy, and daily functioning. In sessions she listens quietly and asks clear questions to help people notice patterns and try new strategies. She often uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to set goals and test what works.
The focus is practical - reduce overwhelm, improve relationships, and build routines that stick. People who want flexible plans and straightforward guidance often find her style useful. Melissa aims to help clients feel less isolated and more capable of handling life’s challenges.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The therapist follows the client's lead, helps them feel heard, and supports them in finding their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm space to clarify thoughts and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and stress. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and boosts confidence to take next steps, often helpful for addiction and habit change.
Deciding which approach to use happens together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. Then she will try methods that match the client's needs and adjust them as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different days and routines. Video calls let people work face-to-face when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions can fit a break at work and need less internet. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or share quick updates. These options let clients choose what fits their schedule and energy while working toward clearer goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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