- Relationship concerns
- Trauma and abuse
- Telehealth video only
About Melissa
Melissa Ardelean is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and coping with life changes. Melissa works with young adults and other adults navigating transitions such as leaving home, starting careers, and shifting family roles.
Her style is direct and straightforward. She uses evidence-based approaches and partners with people to identify practical skills. Sessions emphasize clear goals, building coping skills, and applying tools between meetings.
Melissa draws on several therapy methods to address emotional pain and relational patterns. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationship patterns and closeness.
She also integrates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on the person's perspective. Sessions often include skill practice, problem solving, and paced processing of difficult memories or conflicts.
Melissa offers telehealth video sessions in the late afternoon, evenings, nights, and weekends. She asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment to begin. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic methods and online session experience
Melissa commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name their values and take concrete steps toward them, often useful for life transitions and commitment questions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people build different ways of relating to partners and family.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as needs change during therapy.
She provides telehealth video sessions only, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving by removing commute time. Video meetings also allow live role plays, watching interpersonal reactions, and sharing materials on screen during skills practice. If scheduling needs late afternoon, evening, night, or weekend hours, she offers those times so sessions can fit into busy days.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes.
How would she approach work with a young adult feeling lost after university?
She uses practical, evidence-based methods to set goals, build coping skills, and clarify values to guide next steps.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is direct and collaborative, focusing on skill building, problem solving, and addressing patterns in relationships.
What experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship and family issues and trauma.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California and practices from that state.
What languages are supported and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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