- Attachment based
- Mindfulness tools
- Solution focused
About Melissa
Melissa Romain is an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) practicing in Ohio with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and anger. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, grief, and life changes.
Melissa favors practical, client-centered work that helps people understand their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. She uses a strengths-based outlook and listens for patterns that keep a problem repeating. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps clients can try between meetings.
Her background includes outpatient counseling and residential treatment settings. She also teaches as an adjunct instructor at Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, bringing classroom concepts into clinical practice in straightforward ways.
Melissa draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape adult responses. She uses psychodynamic concepts to notice recurring patterns and mindfulness techniques to help slow reactivity. Solution-focused strategies are used to build practical skills and quick coping moves when anger or stress spikes.
Outside of work she cares for a senior Pomeranian and keeps active with yoga, kickboxing, and weight training. She asks new clients to use the site's matching questionnaire and scheduling flow to book an initial session and to confirm session options before scheduling.
How Melissa uses approaches in online sessions
Melissa commonly blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, and mindfulness in her work online. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people recognize patterns in closeness and conflict. Client-centered work focuses on the person's own goals and decisions, with the therapist offering reflection and practical feedback rather than instructions. Mindfulness techniques teach simple, moment-to-moment awareness and breathing or grounding practices that can reduce immediate reactivity when anger rises.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adjust methods as needed. That collaborative process helps pick which tools to practice between sessions and which to use during check-ins when stress or anger flares.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, turn a lunch break into a short check-in, or use brief guided exercises without travel. If you want clear skills for lowering reactivity, the work focuses on actionable steps you can try between sessions and review with the therapist.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with adults on anger linked to relationships, work stress, resentment, and impulsivity. The profile lists anger among other concerns like anxiety, trauma, and parenting.
What is her therapeutic style?
She favors a client-centered, strengths-based approach. Sessions aim for clear goals, insight into patterns, and practical skills to reduce reactivity.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience in outpatient counseling and residential treatment settings. She also teaches as an adjunct instructor at Case Western Reserve University.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker - practicing in Ohio. The profile lists Ohio as her location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options through the site's booking flow before scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm exact pricing during the booking steps.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.