About Melissa
Melissa Groh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina with eleven years of experience. She offers a calm, straightforward presence for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or changes in life. She writes and speaks simply, and aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
Her approach is warm and practical. She uses talk therapy alongside solution-focused and task-centered techniques to help people set small, achievable goals.
How Melissa works
Mindfulness and strengths-based ideas are woven into sessions to build coping skills and reduce overwhelm. Melissa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Truman State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. Over her career she has supported people facing trauma, hospice-related grief, parenting challenges, homelessness, substance use concerns, and work-related burnout.
This range informs a flexible way of working that adjusts to each person’s needs. Sessions tend to focus on concrete steps you can try between meetings. Melissa emphasizes collaboration - you and she decide what makes the most sense.
Progress is tracked in small markers so changes feel noticeable and realistic. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Conversations are practical, paced to what you can handle, and aimed at building skills you can use day to day.
What Melissa works with
The areas below are the ones Melissa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Melissa uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear steps and practical tools. Solution-focused work concentrates on small, concrete changes and next steps rather than dwelling on problems; it helps when someone wants faster, goal-directed progress. Task-centered methods break larger problems into manageable tasks you can try between sessions to build momentum and measure change.Mindfulness strategies are also part of her work and teach simple ways to notice stress and reduce reactivity through breath and attention exercises. These practices can help with anxiety, sleep disruption, and emotional overwhelm. Together, these approaches aim to create usable skills rather than only talk about feelings.
Deciding which method fits best is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there she adapts methods and checks in regularly to make adjustments as needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit mental health work into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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