About Melissa
Melissa Wood is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She meets with adults and adolescents and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She blends straightforward talk with hands-on strategies.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small changes that add up over time. Melissa aims to create a calm, friendly space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and build new skills.
How Melissa works
Her work often addresses relationship struggles, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues with intimacy. She also supports people coping with addictions, bipolar concerns, anger, and ADHD. Additional attention is given to first responder and veteran issues, workplace stress, and recovery after disasters.
Melissa uses approaches that help people shift unhelpful thoughts and try out new behaviors. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to set achievable targets and track progress. Therapy sessions tend to be practical, focused, and aimed at real-world change.
With 14 years of experience, Melissa combines clinical knowledge with a warm, nonjudgmental manner. She encourages clients to take small steps and celebrates progress along the way. Her goal is to help people regain balance and move forward with more confidence.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT focuses on changing thinking patterns and trying small experiments to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress. Solution-Focused Therapy is another approach she uses that emphasizes clear, short-term goals and practical steps to move forward quickly.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Melissa will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal style. Together they set targets, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what is working.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, coping prompts, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines and make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions.
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