Works with
How Melissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW-CP
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melissa
Melissa Brady is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LISW-CP) with 11 years of counseling experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, depression, and relationship or parenting concerns. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at making daily life feel more manageable.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals and real-world skills. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift patterns that fuel anxiety, anger, or low mood.
Background and approach
Melissa also uses client-centered methods to create a supportive space where people feel heard. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is working through change or needs help finding motivation. Mindfulness practices are offered to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.
She has worked in residential programs, child advocacy, schools, and primary care settings. Those experiences shaped her ability to explain things plainly and to adapt strategies to everyday life. Melissa pays attention to strengths and practical solutions that fit each person’s routine.
People who choose her often want a mix of short-term problem solving and deeper healing from past events. She supports people through grief, compassion fatigue, caregiving stress, body image and sexual assault recovery, and the fallout from major life changes. Melissa welcomes conversations about goals, values, and next steps.
What Melissa works with
Everything Melissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Melissa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melissa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's unique concerns. It aims to create a space where people feel understood and can set their own goals, which works well whether meeting by video or messaging.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, anger, or low mood. CBT often uses concrete exercises and homework that transfer easily to remote sessions and messaging check-ins.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without reacting. These short practices can be guided in a video call or supported through brief text check-ins during the week.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and may combine approaches as therapy progresses.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging make short check-ins and between-session support easier to fit into a busy day. Those options make therapy more flexible and easier to use on a regular basis.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What problems does Melissa help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and many related issues such as grief, caregiver stress, and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, practical, and collaborative. Sessions emphasize clear goals, skill building, and using everyday language.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of counseling experience across residential, child advocacy, school, and primary care settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the SC LISW-CP credential and practices from South Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.