- Warm client-centered care
- Practical coping tools
- Relationship focus
About Melissa
Melissa Strauss is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports those working through trauma, eating and sleeping struggles, parenting challenges, career crossroads, and questions about gender or sexual identity.
Melissa takes a warm, client-centered approach in sessions. She listens first, then adapts methods to what each person needs. Sessions focus on practical steps and on building strengths people already have. Clients set the pace and the topics that matter most to them.
Her work draws from several approaches, including Client-Centered Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). She combines these methods to address patterns in relationships, unhelpful thinking, and emotional reactions. The aim is to find clear, everyday ways to feel and function better.
Melissa has experience with a wide range of concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood issues, infertility stress, blended family challenges, body image and caregiver strain. She pays attention to how past family dynamics affect current choices and relationships. This helps people make different decisions moving forward.
She practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English. International clients are accepted. People interested in working together can start by following the site's intake steps to match with her and schedule a session.
How Melissa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, helps clarify what matters, and supports self-directed change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people how to accept difficult thoughts and commit to actions that match their values; it often helps with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and communication, which can help with intimacy, trust, and family-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Melissa works collaboratively to choose methods that match the client’s goals and day-to-day needs. She will discuss what’s working, try different techniques when needed, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during short breaks or difficult weeks. Some formats can also make it simpler to do homework between sessions or to include brief coaching-style support alongside longer therapy work.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Melissa help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting and career concerns, and a range of identity and eating or sleeping problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, with an emphasis on listening and using each person’s strengths while tailoring techniques to their needs.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Melissa has 13 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with individuals, couples, and family-related concerns across many life areas.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She practices in Pennsylvania and holds the LPC credential listed as LPC in the profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients; confirm any location-specific details before scheduling.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Melissa?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the brief matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.