Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Melissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina, Maine, West Virginia
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melissa
Melissa Dawicki is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 17 years of behavioral health experience. She offers a calm, straightforward approach to common struggles like stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and depression. Melissa speaks in plain terms and focuses on practical steps to help people feel steadier in daily life.
She blends methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered care. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and noticing what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
Melissa encourages short-term strategies alongside longer term coping skills for ongoing concerns. Her background includes community mental health, emergency room settings, independent practice, and telehealth. That mix gives her familiarity with sudden crisis moments and everyday pressures like work stress, sleep problems, and caregiver strain.
She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, family changes, and major life transitions. Melissa holds licensing as an LPC in South Carolina and West Virginia. She conducts therapy in English and practices from a perspective that values client feedback and collaboration.
Her style is approachable and direct, with an emphasis on helping people take concrete steps forward. Practical details are discussed up front, including scheduling and communication preferences. Melissa prefers scheduled appointments Monday through Thursday and checks messages regularly during weekday hours.
She asks clients to engage actively in the process so work done in sessions carries over into daily life.
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
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melissa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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.
How online approaches and flexible sessions work together
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action on what matters to them; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and building new coping skills for symptoms like depression, anger, and sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration so the client feels heard and involved in setting goals.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then recommend a collaborative plan. That plan can shift over time based on what the client notices and needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling fit into busy lives. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera, and chat or text options allow for shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats give scheduling flexibility and let people engage in therapy from varied locations and routines.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What concerns does Melissa commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, sleep troubles, career strain, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style mixes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Emotionally-Focused and client-centered approaches to focus on practical skills and personal values.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 17 years of behavioral health experience from settings such as community mental health, the emergency room, independent practice, and telehealth.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensure in South Carolina and West Virginia and is based in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How do I start a therapy relationship?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.