- CBT methods
- EMDR included
- Mindfulness practice
About Melissa
Melissa Rohrbach is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed by stress, or are struggling after life changes. Melissa lists anger among the concerns she addresses, along with anxiety, addictions, trauma, and relationship and parenting issues.
Her background emphasizes practical psychotherapy. Sessions aim to build clearer coping skills and better communication habits. Melissa draws from client-centered methods and several structured approaches to help people manage symptoms and day-to-day difficulties.
Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and test them against real outcomes. She also includes EMDR for people working through traumatic memories, and mindfulness techniques to bring attention to the present moment. Motivational Interviewing shows up when someone is ambivalent about change, for example with substance use or behavior shifts.
In a typical session she guides conversation toward small, concrete steps people can take between meetings. That might look like practicing a coping skill, reworking a pattern of thinking, or planning how to respond differently in a tense moment. The work is collaborative and paced to the person's needs.
Melissa also lists focuses such as ADHD, caregiver stress, grief, eating and sleeping issues, and compassion fatigue. People wanting to address anger, control issues, or impulsivity will find those topics explicitly named in her areas of practice.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. CBT is often used for anger, anxiety, and stress related problems.EMDR is a method used for processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity. It is usually offered when past events continue to affect current reactions, such as strong anger after trauma. Melissa combines these approaches to match what a person needs rather than using one fixed method.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help identify which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, and adjust techniques as progress is made. That collaboration means sessions can shift between conversation, skill practice, and memory processing depending on what helps.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the available formats before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or another method. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can spend more of their day on other responsibilities.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including anger, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She combines client-centered conversation with structured techniques like CBT and mindfulness to create actionable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working as a clinician in mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.