Melissa StraussLPC

Melissa Strauss is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, fertility and parenting concerns, and issues tied to gender and sexual identity. She offers straightforward support for grief, depression, mood changes, and life transitions. Melissa uses a warm, engaging style that aims to build on each person’s strengths and goals.

She listens for what matters most and shapes sessions around practical steps. Her work often includes talking through relationship patterns, improving communication, and handling parenting or blended-family strains. Melissa also supports people coping with body image, eating and sleeping struggles, and caregiver stress.

Her approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered principles. She adapts techniques to suit each client rather than following a single method. Melissa encourages active participation and collaborative goal-setting.

With 13 years of experience as an LPC, she blends clinical tools with a personable style. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and steps you can try between meetings. Melissa aims to create a space where people feel heard and able to work toward change.

If you are managing fertility questions, parenting challenges, grief, or identity-related concerns, she helps you sort priorities and make steady progress. To start, she asks about current needs and what you hope to achieve so sessions match your pace and goals.

Approaches that translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, value-driven actions while also learning ways to sit with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and finding direction during life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills for changing patterns. It is often useful for managing anxiety, mood symptoms, sleep problems, and eating-related concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to how people connect and communicate in close relationships, helping to identify and shift interaction patterns that cause distance or conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Melissa will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she can blend techniques as needs evolve. That way sessions stay practical and tailored.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of appointments into busy days and fewer travel barriers. Online care can make it simpler to schedule follow-ups during work breaks or to check in from different locations. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions will be delivered.