- CBT problem solving
- Mindfulness skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Melissa
Melissa Hummelt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, and anger. Melissa has experience supporting issues around intimacy, self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
She trained at Marquette University where she completed a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. For many years she has used a cognitive behavioral therapy approach to help people identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. She also draws on client-centered principles, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas when they fit a person's needs.
In sessions she focuses on practical problem solving and building awareness. Conversations move from identifying specific triggers to testing small changes. Mindfulness skills are taught alongside thought-challenging and behavioral experiments to reduce reactivity and increase calm.
Melissa has worked online for several years and is familiar with remote ways of communicating about difficult topics. She values collaboration and helps people choose strategies that match their daily life and goals. Her style is straightforward and focused on what a person can do between sessions.
Her practice supports people in English. International clients are not accepted. Cost varies by location and the service uses a cancelable subscription model. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Melissa integrates approaches for online work
Melissa often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to reduce stress and anger. CBT is useful for patterns that recur at work or in close relationships and for building practical skills to respond differently.She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach attention and breath-based skills that reduce reactivity. These practices help people notice rising anger earlier and choose a different response rather than reacting automatically.
Client-centered methods shape how she works in conversation - listening to what matters most and adjusting the pace. Together the client and therapist decide which ideas to try first and set realistic steps to practice between meetings.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. Melissa will help identify goals and preferences, then try strategies and refine them based on what helps most. Collaboration guides how techniques are combined and which skills to prioritize.
The biography specifies live-chat and asynchronous messaging as the therapist's communication methods, so confirm those session options before booking. Online sessions can fit into busy schedules, allow shorter or more frequent check-ins, and make it easier to work on skills between messages and live exchanges.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, California, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, anger, and related worries.
What is her approach in sessions?
She primarily uses a cognitive behavioral therapy framework with client-centered conversation. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are added when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience in the mental health field and completed a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Marquette University.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MA LMHC and WI LPC credentials and practices from California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography notes live-chat and asynchronous messaging as the formats offered; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.