- Trauma and abuse
- Substance use concerns
- CBT and EMDR
About Melissa
Melissa Rohrbach is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with five years of experience. She works with adults facing substance use and mental health challenges and lists young adult issues among her focus areas. Melissa helps people who feel stuck, stressed, or who are struggling with life transitions.
Her work centers on practical conversation and steady support. She uses familiar, evidence-based methods to address anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship and family concerns. Sessions aim to clarify immediate problems and build everyday skills for coping and decision making.
Melissa draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's concerns and priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain distress. For trauma-related symptoms she lists Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as one approach she applies when appropriate.
People commonly bring issues like parenting stress, grief, intimacy problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, or career uncertainty. Melissa also notes work with ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to how past experiences such as adoption, foster care, or domestic violence affect present functioning.
The pace of work is collaborative. Melissa helps clients set concrete goals, practice new skills between sessions, and check progress over time. If someone wants to start, they complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule the first visit to see if the fit feels right.
How Melissa uses evidence-based approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's priorities and perspectives. It involves open listening and reflecting to help the client clarify goals and make choices about change. This approach is useful for stress, life transitions, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions practice strategies to change unhelpful thinking and to build new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and addiction-related patterns.
EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that works on distress linked to past events by using structured processing techniques. It can help reduce the hold of traumatic memories and related symptoms when trauma is part of the problem.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will discuss which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is reviewed. The choice is collaborative and may combine methods over time.
If you want to know how sessions are delivered, confirm the current session formats before booking. Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, easier access when travel is difficult, and options for shorter check-ins when time is tight. These practical considerations can make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing school, work, or caregiving responsibilities.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with substance use and a broad range of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and trauma-related issues.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using Client-Centered techniques alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to work on thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills.
What is her background and experience?
Melissa has five years of clinical experience helping adults with addiction, trauma, parenting stress, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Missouri.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I do sessions from outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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