About Melissa
Melissa Pickett is a licensed clinician with nine years of experience in mental health care. She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in Kentucky. Melissa aims to make sessions feel straightforward and supportive from the first conversation.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people manage anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the Gottman Method when relationship work is relevant.
How Melissa works
Melissa helps people facing trauma, grief, addictions, mood disorders, and a range of attachment and intimacy concerns. She also supports those dealing with obsessive-compulsive behaviors, postpartum depression, dissociation, and self-harm thoughts. Her work includes addressing parenting stress, career pressures, and coping with big life changes.
Sessions emphasize clear skills and real-life practice. Conversations often include problem-solving, mindfulness exercises, and behavior-focused strategies to reduce distress. When relationship patterns are a concern, she uses interventions that target communication and connection.
Her goal is to help people build more stability and self-compassion. Melissa works with each person to set realistic steps and check progress along the way. The focus is on practical change that fits everyday life.
Melissa lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Melissa's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values-based action so people can take small steps toward what matters despite difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In sessions this means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors that reduce anxiety or depression.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy brings skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It teaches distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and communication strategies that are useful when feeling overwhelmed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to test methods that match their goals and preferences. That means trying skills in-session, adjusting based on what helps, and mixing approaches as needed.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face connection and longer sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when video is impractical or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, journaling between visits, or adding support during busy weeks. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into a routine while using the approaches described above.
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