Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Melissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melissa
Melissa Upton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi. She focuses on everyday struggles like anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Melissa also helps with self-esteem, parenting challenges, career questions, and coping with life changes.
She spent 25 years working in Mississippi public schools and has 14 years in school counseling. That experience means she has helped many young people with anger management, ADHD, anxiety, and coping skills.
Background and approach
She is now expanding into more one-on-one counseling across a wider range of concerns. In sessions she aims to treat people with respect and compassion. Her style is warm and client-centered - she listens first and follows the person's pace.
She also uses practical, goal-focused strategies to help people make small, useful changes. Melissa brings career planning tools into counseling when needed, using the RIASEC framework to explore interests and options. She helps clients break problems into manageable steps, practice new responses, and build everyday skills that reduce stress and conflict.
People who choose her can expect straightforward conversations and realistic goals. She encourages self-help practices alongside counseling work. Melissa offers support for a range of concerns, including trauma-related issues, intimacy questions, blended family challenges, and financial stress.
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
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Melissa lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. The therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and time to talk through feelings such as anger, anxiety, or low self-esteem. This approach helps people feel heard and build confidence to try new responses.Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical steps that move a person toward their goals. Sessions emphasize small, achievable changes and concrete strategies for problems like communication issues, coping with life changes, and career decisions. The focus is on what works now and next, rather than on long histories.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning helps set clear targets and adjust methods over time if something isn't working.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people talk face-to-face, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging is useful for ongoing, day-to-day support. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy lives while still using client-centered and solution-focused techniques.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What issues does she help with?
She addresses anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, plus parenting and career questions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, with practical, solution-focused strategies to set and reach small goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of school counseling experience and 25 years working in the Mississippi public school system.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.