Melissa Pickett is a licensed counselor with nine years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles.
01About Melissa
Melissa Pickett is a licensed counselor with nine years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in Kentucky while working with clients across different locations. Her approach begins with listening so people feel understood before moving forward.
She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people manage symptoms of depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and addiction. Melissa also supports clients facing trauma, postpartum depression, self-harm thoughts, and obsessive compulsive behaviors.
Background and approach
She commonly addresses attachment and abandonment issues, body image concerns, shame, and anger. Therapy sessions focus on what matters most to each person. Melissa blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive techniques and client-centered conversation to set clear, doable steps.
For relationship concerns she draws on the Gottman Method to strengthen communication and repair patterns. Sessions move at a pace that feels right to the individual. Melissa teaches skills for emotion regulation drawn from dialectical behavior therapy and offers exercises people can use between meetings.
She aims to help people build routines that improve daily functioning and reduce intense reactions. Her work is practical and goal-oriented while staying attentive to the person behind the problem. People who want concrete tools plus thoughtful listening often find this approach a good fit.
To begin, the usual steps are a short matching process and then scheduling a first session.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Kentucky)
- License 267148 · expires December 2026
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701013487 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1003459066 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Dissociation
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Melissa names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Melissa names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approach-focused care for online sessions
Melissa commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on actions that match their values. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person’s experience, using empathetic listening to guide each conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to shift them.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Melissa will work with each person to identify which methods match their goals and needs, and she adjusts the plan over time. The decision about methods is driven by what the client finds helpful and what produces steady progress.
Online therapy with Melissa is available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and visual cues. Phone meetings can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, homework checks, or ongoing skills coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, addictions, relationship strains, parenting challenges, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and listening-focused. She combines client-centered conversation with goal-oriented techniques to teach skills people can use between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has nine years of experience in the mental health field working with a range of clinical issues and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in Kentucky; her licenses are KY LPCC and VA LPC as provided in her profile.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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