Melissa Pickett , LPCC, LPC

Melissa Pickett is a licensed counselor with nine years of clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults. She holds LPCC and LPC credentials - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor - and has treated a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, severe mental illness, grief, trauma, and addiction. Her work includes a specialty in obsessive-compulsive disorder, where she uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as a primary treatment approach, and she is certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Throughout her career she has partnered with couples and families to strengthen relationships and repair family bonds, drawing on a variety of evidence-informed methods. Her toolbox includes Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), and traditional talk therapy, applied in ways that match each person or family’s needs. Melissa focuses on building stability, emotional regulation, and mindful living while addressing issues such as ADHD, mood disorders, self-esteem, trauma-related challenges, and intimacy or parenting concerns. She centers client well-being and practical skill-building to help people move toward a more grounded and balanced life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Melissa Pickett uses a blend of practical, skills-based approaches to meet a variety of needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, OCD, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, making it useful for mood instability, strong emotions, and relationship challenges. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathic listening and collaboration, giving people space to explore values and goals while the therapist offers support and reflection.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Melissa works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress and feedback guide the work.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life and to access licensed professionals when in-person visits are not feasible.