Melissa Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 23 years of experience.
01About Melissa
Melissa Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 23 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening closely and offering steady support. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at helping people manage day-to-day struggles and make gradual change.
Melissa builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and mood concerns. She also helps with relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges around intimacy and parenting.
Background and approach
She pays attention to what matters most to each person and matches her work to those priorities. In sessions she blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find and strengthen their own reasons to change.
Her psychodynamic perspective can help uncover patterns that keep people stuck. Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions aim to be useful and manageable, with steps people can try between meetings.
Melissa also addresses workplace stress, compassion fatigue, caregiver strain, and concerns that come with aging. People who prefer a practical, collaborative approach tend to do well with her. She offers help for addictions, ADHD-related concerns, codependency, and finding a clearer sense of life purpose.
Melissa supports clients as they work toward clearer goals and everyday coping skills.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2017019228 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1588360291 · 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
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Melissa names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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
How Melissa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel understood and decide what matters most to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy uses attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance.Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, test a few techniques, and adjust what’s used based on what helps most. That way the plan fits the person, not the other way around.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or during a short break from work. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between meetings and keep momentum with brief updates or coaching-style messages. These options provide flexibility while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Melissa address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar and mood disorders, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, addictions, ADHD concerns, and workplace or caregiver strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, straightforward, and practical. She listens closely and uses clear steps and tools people can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Melissa has 23 years of professional experience working in counseling roles and brings that depth to individual sessions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - holding a Missouri LPC and practices from Missouri.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Melissa meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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