About Melva
Melva Hartzog is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, panic, ADHD, self-esteem and identity questions, and career or life transition stress. She works with spiritual concerns when clients want to include them in sessions.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels manageable.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps that can be used between meetings to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. Melva uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She combines that with mindfulness practices to calm the body and reduce reactivity.
Existential ideas are woven in to help people find meaning and direction during life changes. With a Master of Divinity and a Pennsylvania license as an LPC, Melva is comfortable including religious or spiritual perspectives when clients request that. Her background also emphasizes multicultural awareness and sensitivity to diverse identities.
People often come for help with panic attacks, social anxiety, relationship strain, caregiver stress, or the aftermath of abuse. In sessions she balances practical tools with space to make sense of feelings and values. Therapy is collaborative and focused on small, clear goals.
Practical approaches for online care
Melva uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thought and behavior that increase anxiety or low mood, then work on small changes that make daily life easier. Mindfulness Therapy is used to teach simple breathing and awareness exercises that reduce reactivity and help with panic or stress. Existential Therapy offers a space to talk about meaning, values, and life direction when facing big changes or grief.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will check in about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as needed. Clients help shape the work, and progress is reviewed regularly so the plan stays relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls let people work face to face from another location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text sessions can work well for brief check-ins, between-session coaching, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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