- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practice
About Melissa
Melissa McLaurin is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota with ten years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting or family concerns. Melissa helps people who are coping with relationship strain, grief, anger, compassion fatigue, and life transitions that often come up in early adulthood.
Her approach centers on listening and reflection. She uses a client-centered foundation and draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build practical skills. She also brings psychodynamic ideas into sessions to look at recurring themes that affect relationships and self-esteem.
Melissa writes and talks plainly about family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment difficulties, and the effects of abandonment. She also supports people managing ADHD, impulsivity, infidelity, divorce or blended family stress. Sessions address everyday problems as well as deeper emotional wounds.
People can expect conversational sessions that combine short-term problem solving with space to reflect on longer-term patterns. Melissa adapts methods to the concerns raised and works collaboratively on goals like reducing anxiety, improving communication, or coping with grief.
She offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Practical next steps are to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment to discuss goals and options.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy places the person's experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens carefully, reflects back what she hears, and helps clients decide next steps. This approach helps with relationship strain, family questions, and navigating big life changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing concrete skills to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related routines, and stress management. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation across many concerns.
Finding the best approach is a shared process. Melissa works with each person to test techniques, notice what helps, and adjust methods and goals together. She combines short-term problem solving with exploration of longer patterns when that fits the client's needs.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into study or work schedules, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use a mix of conversational work, skill practice, and brief homework between meetings to keep progress moving forward.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting and family concerns, plus related issues like grief, anger and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is grounded in client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT and mindfulness mixed in when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor based in Minnesota.
Can people outside the US work with her?
Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the listing does not specify formats and those can vary by clinician.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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