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About Melissa
Melissa Pierce is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who want clearer ways to manage stress, anger, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy problems, sleep disruption, and depression.
Her sessions focus on straightforward conversation and practical steps. She listens to what is happening now, and she helps people notice patterns that fuel anger, worry, or avoidance. Melissa uses talk, reflection, and exercises that people can try between sessions.
Her approach draws on client-centered work to keep the conversation focused on the person's concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers tools for shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for handling strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.
Melissa also integrates existential ideas about meaning and choices when that fits, and she can use eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for trauma-related memories. She explains options and helps people pick techniques that make sense for their situation.
Sessions aim to change how people react to triggers, reduce angry outbursts or simmering resentment, and improve communication with close others. Practical homework, skill practice, and steady check-ins are common parts of the work.
She practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English. Before booking, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to get started.
Therapeutic approaches available and online sessions
Melissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to change mood and behavior. DBT teaches specific skills for tolerating strong emotions, improving communication, and reducing reactive behaviors.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy principles to keep the work focused on the person's concerns and priorities. That means she collaborates with clients to choose which approaches and techniques to try. Deciding on the right mix of methods is part of the work together rather than a predetermined promise.
Confirm current session options before booking. The therapist asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Online delivery can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. If you have questions about how sessions are scheduled or what a typical online meeting looks like, complete the questionnaire and the therapist will explain practical details during the initial scheduling steps.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anger, anxiety, addictions, trauma and related relationship and intimacy issues, plus sleep and depression concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses client-centered conversation alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to develop practical skills and clearer thinking.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has 20 years of professional experience working in mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.