- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Melissa
Melissa Cooper is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 17 years of experience. She began as a school counselor working with middle and high school students and parents before moving into broader mental health work. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people feeling overwhelmed by daily life.
Her sessions center on clear goals and real skills. She helps people manage stress and anxiety and tackle parenting concerns and motivation.
Background and approach
She also addresses self-esteem, confidence, and compassion fatigue in straightforward ways. Melissa uses client-centered methods to listen and shape sessions around each person's needs. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build useful habits.
Together these approaches help people make small, steady changes that add up over time. She works with a wide range of concerns that include grief, trauma, relationship strain, ADHD, depression, and eating or body image issues. Additional focus areas reflect support around aging, caregiving stress, chronic illness, divorce, and family-of-origin patterns.
Melissa describes her style as respectful and compassionate. She aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's situation. For a parent looking for guidance, she offers practical tools and a calm, steady approach to problem solving.
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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melissa lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Melissa Uses Client-Centered Care and CBT Online
Melissa uses client-centered therapy to start. That means she focuses on listening and understanding your goals before suggesting steps. This approach helps people who want a supportive space to talk through parenting stress and life changes.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, often called CBT, to help identify thinking patterns that keep problems going. CBT provides practical exercises and small behavioral steps that parents can try between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve routines.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. Melissa will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and preferences. She adapts strategies over time based on what is helping and what is not, so the plan can change as progress happens.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared screen work for exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when video isn't possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and follow-up between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What concerns does Melissa address?
Melissa helps with stress, anxiety, parenting questions, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD, grief, trauma, and related issues such as relationship strain and body image.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and respectful. She listens, tailors conversations to each person, and works on clear goals and daily skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience, beginning as a school counselor and later moving into broader mental health practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in Florida and Washington, and practices in Florida.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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