- Values based support
- Skill building focus
- Compassionate listening
About Melissa
Melissa Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, ADHD, and relationship concerns. Her work centers on practical steps clients can use day to day. Melissa aims to make therapy understandable and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed.
Clients can expect a calm, direct style that emphasizes collaboration. Sessions often include talking through problems, building coping skills, and practicing new ways to handle difficult emotions. Melissa draws on methods that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and emotional connection to help people move forward.
She works with concerns such as communication difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, addiction, eating struggles, and burnout from caregiving or work. Melissa also supports people facing life changes like chronic illness, cancer caregiving, adoption and foster care questions, and aging-related stress. Her background includes work with attachment-related issues and people navigating co-occurring challenges.
Therapy blends compassionate listening with practical tools. Melissa may use approaches that help clarify values, reduce unhelpful thinking patterns, and improve emotional regulation. Sessions aim to help clients set realistic goals and build skills that fit daily life.
People who prefer a straightforward, empathetic therapist often find her style helpful. She encourages small, steady steps and keeps the focus on what matters to each person. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a session.
Clients can expect a calm, direct style that emphasizes collaboration. Sessions often include talking through problems, building coping skills, and practicing new ways to handle difficult emotions. Melissa draws on methods that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and emotional connection to help people move forward.
She works with concerns such as communication difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, addiction, eating struggles, and burnout from caregiving or work. Melissa also supports people facing life changes like chronic illness, cancer caregiving, adoption and foster care questions, and aging-related stress. Her background includes work with attachment-related issues and people navigating co-occurring challenges.
Therapy blends compassionate listening with practical tools. Melissa may use approaches that help clarify values, reduce unhelpful thinking patterns, and improve emotional regulation. Sessions aim to help clients set realistic goals and build skills that fit daily life.
People who prefer a straightforward, empathetic therapist often find her style helpful. She encourages small, steady steps and keeps the focus on what matters to each person. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Therapeutic approaches for online care and connection
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values. It is useful when worry, avoidance, or rumination are getting in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by providing clear tools to try between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed so it fits the person's life and needs.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer working from familiar surroundings or who need flexibility around work or caregiving schedules. Ask about session length and the ways appointments are offered when starting the intake process.
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does Melissa help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, eating concerns, bipolar and depression, plus many related challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, mixing listening with practical skill teaching and goal setting to address daily problems and emotional patterns.
What is Melissa's clinical background?
Melissa has eight years of experience working as a therapist in Tennessee and uses a range of evidence-informed approaches to support clients.
Where is Melissa licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Tennessee.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and scheduling work?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.