- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Anger management
About Melissa
Melissa Murray is a licensed clinical social worker who offers calm, practical support for people facing stress and life changes. She holds LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW credentials and brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work. Her style is warm and respectful, with an emphasis on clear steps that people can use between sessions.
She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, and anger. She also helps people managing ADHD, bipolar concerns, obsessive behaviors, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Parenting appears among her focus areas and she supports parents who are trying to find steady approaches under pressure. Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered and cognitive behavioral tools. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings while helping clients set realistic goals and try small behavior changes.
She uses narrative techniques and some DBT skills when emotion regulation or strong reactions are a concern. Sessions are intended to be nonjudgmental and sensitive to each person’s needs. Melissa aims to help clients notice what gets in the way, name clear next steps, and practice new ways of coping.
Her work includes practical coaching elements for career and life transitions. Melissa provides services in Georgia and conducts sessions in English. She works with adults age 18 and older and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Melissa works with
Everything Melissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Melissa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Melissa lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven care delivered online
Melissa often combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how important relationships affect emotions and behavior and can help when patterns from close relationships keep repeating. Client-centered therapy focuses on meeting each person where they are and building on their strengths to set achievable goals. Cognitive behavioral work helps identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and then tests small changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means checking in regularly and adjusting tools or homework so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Melissa works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, ADHD, bipolar concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a blend of attachment-based, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral approaches, with narrative and DBT skills as needed. Sessions focus on respectful listening, practical steps, and skills you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and life transition concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Melissa is licensed in Georgia as an LCSW and also holds CSW credentials. She provides services to people located in Georgia.
Which languages are used for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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