About Melissa
Melissa Wood is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She works with adults and adolescents who are dealing with changes, relationship concerns, grief, or struggles with mood and focus. Her approach aims to make therapy straightforward and useful from the first session.
She uses practical methods to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. Melissa often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break down patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients set clear goals and identify realistic steps forward. Melissa has worked with people facing trauma, post-traumatic stress, and issues related to first responder and veteran experiences. She also addresses workplace stress, codependency, addictions, and parenting concerns.
Her background supports people navigating both sudden crises and long-term life adjustments. Sessions are designed to feel warm and approachable. Melissa focuses on listening first, then creating a simple plan that fits each person’s life.
She aims to help clients build tools they can use between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Therapy with Melissa is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps clients track progress and adjust strategies as needed.
The overall aim is practical relief and clearer steps toward the life someone wants to get back to.
How Melissa Uses Practical Approaches Online
Melissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on goals and small steps that move someone toward the life they want, which can be useful for relationship concerns, life transitions, and coping with change.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. Melissa works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. This is collaborative - she listens to what is working and adjusts plans together with the client so goals remain realistic and useful.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging provide a flexible way to check progress, share tools, or have shorter conversations without scheduling a full call. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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