Therapist profile
Melisa Ford, LPC
Alabama
LPC in Alabama - Anxiety and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Georgia / LPC011579; LPC, Alabama / LPC04118
- NPI
- 1942852447
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Alabama
About
- Codependency concerns
- CBT and DBT skills
- Client-centered care
About Melisa
Melisa Ford is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Alabama with 12 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems, and she includes codependency among her focus areas. She speaks English and provides therapy from an Alabama practice.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions look at how daily habits, communication patterns, and coping skills affect mood and relationships. She uses practical tools drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and solution-focused strategies.
Melisa pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes how people cope. She often helps clients name patterns such as people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or staying in relationships that drain them. The work can include skill-building for boundaries, managing strong emotions, and changing unhelpful thinking.
Therapy sessions are action-oriented but also make space to talk through past hurts and losses. Clients learn ways to reduce anxiety, handle urges related to substance use, and address mood swings that get in the way of daily life. Practical homework and short-term skill practice are common parts of the work.
She aims to help people identify goals and take small, sustainable steps toward them. That can mean finding clearer ways to ask for needs, reducing reactivity in tense moments, or making choices that fit personal values. The focus is on what a person does next, not on labels or diagnoses.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarifies their own goals so they can make choices that fit their values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It uses simple experiments and practice to change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help with overwhelming anger, impulsivity, and relationship reactivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try based on needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean combining skills practice with short-term problem solving.
Confirm which online session formats she currently offers before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, or school by avoiding travel. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options for people who prefer not to use video or who need a simpler way to connect.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Georgia, Alabama
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, addictions, ADHD, codependency, and related mood and interpersonal concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-focused, using talk plus skills practice to change patterns and manage strong emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a licensed counselor working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in Alabama, and practices from Alabama.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does payment work and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.