Melakee Nicholson , LPC

Melakee Nicholson pursued counseling after experiencing her own need for guidance, and that personal journey now informs the empathy and steadiness she brings to her work. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), she combines formal training with lived understanding to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She emphasizes that a person is not simply a problem to be solved and approaches each client with respect, curiosity, and the goal of helping them reclaim a sense of agency and calm.

Melakee uses training from two master’s degrees - one in Professional Counseling and another in Human Services with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy - along with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Policy and Biology to shape a thoughtful, evidence-informed practice. She aims to work alongside clients, offering encouragement, practical skills, and insight rather than prescriptive fixes. Her areas of focus include relationship and family concerns, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, parenting and blended family dynamics, mood and attention conditions, and challenges like caregiver stress, body image, and coping with illness or loss.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach that adapts therapeutic methods to each person’s needs, drawing on modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to support lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Melakee draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and to clarify personal values that guide meaningful action. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where shifting perspective and committed behavior changes matter.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore patterns in relationships that stem from early bonds, helping individuals and couples understand how attachment needs affect trust, intimacy, and communication. This work can be useful for repairing connection and addressing abandonment or attachment-related concerns.

Additionally, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more adaptive strategies, which can support work on depression, anxiety, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Melakee collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She integrates techniques as needed rather than adhering to a single model, making therapy a shared decision.

Online sessions - including video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make consistent engagement easier for people juggling work, parenting, caregiving, or mobility limitations, while still allowing interaction with licensed professionals and therapists who can support progress over time.