About Melanie
Melanie O'Brien works from a person-centred approach that puts the relationship first. She offers a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming. Melanie keeps sessions straightforward and grounded so people can make small, steady changes.
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression and grief. She also supports people dealing with relationship strains, intimacy concerns and family difficulties. Other areas she addresses include self-esteem, eating concerns, parenting pressures and coping with life changes.
How Melanie works
Melanie uses Client-Centred Therapy as her core approach. That means she listens without judgement and follows the pace that suits each person. She offers reflections and practical conversation rather than a rigid step-by-step programme.
With five years of experience, Melanie draws on practical experience as well as warmth and realism. She respects how hard it can be to ask for help and focuses on building trust early in the work. Sessions aim to help people feel less stuck and more able to make choices that suit their lives.
Sessions are available in English and are delivered from the United Kingdom. The overall aim is to help people understand their patterns, develop coping strategies and find clearer ways forward.
Melanie lists one way of working on the entry:
What Melanie works with
The areas below are the ones Melanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Person-centred approaches and online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy is the main approach used in Melanie’s online work. It focuses on empathic listening and creating a trusting relationship. This approach helps when people are feeling overwhelmed, low in mood, unsure about relationships or struggling with self-esteem.In practice Melanie offers calm, reflective conversation rather than a strict programme. She listens first and adapts the pace and focus to what the person brings. Together they decide which topics to explore and which small changes to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will talk through options and collaborate on a plan that fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps people feel involved in how the sessions proceed.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls suit deeper, face-to-face conversation while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflections between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with MelanieWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Melanie focus on?
What style of therapy does she use?
How much experience does she have?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages and international options are available?
In what formats are sessions offered?
How does pricing work?
How do I begin working with her?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions