How Melissa Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and priorities. It involves listening closely and helping people set the pace and direction for change, which can make sessions feel collaborative and personal.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and then replace them with more useful strategies. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and ADHD-related focus and routine challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for regulating intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and managing stress. Those skills can be useful when emotions or relationship conflicts interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Melissa will help assess needs, goals, and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time rather than sticking to one method rigidly.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can support brief updates or skills practice between meetings. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.