About Mellissa
Mellissa Hamley offers calm, practical support for people who feel anxious, low or out of step with life. She meets each person where they are and helps them make sense of what is happening now. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build clearer ways forward.
Mellissa uses a blend of approaches and adapts them to suit each person. She will listen first and shape sessions around what feels most useful.
How Mellissa works
Early meetings focus on immediate concerns and on building trust. Over time she may look at patterns that keep problems repeating and help people try different ways of responding. That can include working on negative thinking, exploring past relationships that still affect the present, or using guided relaxation techniques.
The goal is to find practical steps that fit everyday life. Her background includes five years of practice and the NCPS credential. Mellissa works with common issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief and trauma.
She also supports people facing career worries, anger, low self-esteem and life changes. Mellissa is experienced in areas like attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, panic and phobias, and problems with communication or commitment. She also helps those coping with domestic violence, isolation, guilt or questions about life purpose.
Sessions are conducted in English and take place with people based in the United Kingdom.
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What Mellissa works with
The areas below are the ones Mellissa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches and online support that adapt to you
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding your experience and building a trusting conversation. The therapist listens without judgement and helps people find their own answers, which can be useful for low self-esteem, relationship worries and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses structured techniques to change unhelpful thinking and to develop practical coping skills for anxiety, panic and phobias.
Mellissa will work collaboratively to find the best fit for your goals and preferences. She will discuss different approaches and adjust how sessions run as you go. Deciding which method to use is part of the therapy process rather than a one-time choice.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let you talk face to face, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help people fit therapy around work, family or other commitments and still make steady progress.
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