Therapist profile
Melissa Nelson, LMHC
Florida
LMHC in Florida - Anxiety and Relationship Concerns
Continue with MelissaWhere Melissa stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH13396
- NPI
- 1407234834
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Melissa
Melissa Nelson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. Melissa works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and codependency concerns. She also supports people managing ADHD, addiction, mood differences, and questions about gender and sexuality.
Melissa aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Conversations focus on skills for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and managing daily routines that get in the way of wellbeing.
Her background includes several evidence-based approaches that she uses to address symptoms and habits that keep clients stuck. She often combines brief skill practice with talking through real-life problems. That can mean testing a new way to say no, trying a step toward healthier sleep, or changing a single unhelpful thought.
Melissa pays attention to how identity and culture shape someone's experience. She offers an approach respectful of LGBT experiences and of people living with chronic illness or long-term health issues. Her work also touches on body image, guilt and shame, and the practical effects of trauma.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Melissa helps people notice patterns that lead to people-pleasing, set clearer boundaries, and weigh options when relationships are tense. The focus is on practical changes someone can try between sessions and then review together.
How sessions work
How her methods work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and helping people lead the conversation. In practice that looks like the therapist reflecting what someone says and asking questions that clarify values and choices. This approach is useful when someone needs to sort out identity questions, relationship decisions, or what's most important to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions often include short exercises to test a thought, practice a new behavior, or build routines for sleep and mood. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, and patterns that feed people-pleasing or avoidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and day-to-day life. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as needed rather than sticking to a single method.
Confirm current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific online formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let someone choose not to be on camera for part of a session. These practical benefits are helpful for people balancing work, caregiving, or health needs, and they can make it simpler to try a new skill between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, ADHD, addictions, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a client-centered approach with practical tools from CBT and motivational interviewing to set small goals and change day-to-day patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has 12 years of experience as a mental health clinician working with adults on mood, coping, and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and she practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.