About Melissa
Melissa Ford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with three years of experience. She focuses on practical support for everyday struggles and aims to make therapy understandable and doable for busy people. She helps people manage stress and anxiety with clear tools they can use between sessions.
She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, and addiction, and works with concerns around depression and life changes.
How Melissa works
Melissa pays attention to self-esteem, motivation, and building confidence. Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive care. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all method.
Clients can expect direct guidance and steps to try at home. Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to keep work practical and goal-oriented. That means identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, and also setting short-term goals to move forward quickly.
She also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, self-love, and issues many women face. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on building small, sustainable habits that add up over time.
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Online approaches that focus on skills and goals
Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small parts so you can test what works and make gradual changes. Solution-Focused Therapy is also part of her work and it centers on clear, short-term goals so change feels achievable and focused on what matters most.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Melissa will listen to your needs and goals, then suggest ways of working that match your preferences. Together you can adjust the plan as you learn what helps and what does not, keeping sessions practical and aligned with your priorities.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let you see visual cues and have richer conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or choose brief, written exchanges when that works better. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and try new skills between meetings.
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