About Melissa
Melissa Moon is a California-based counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting struggles, anger, and depression. She is a licensed professional counselor, LPCC, with five years of experience. She aims to make the first step feel doable for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
In sessions she focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space to talk through what is most pressing. Conversations are straightforward and focused on practical ways to cope day to day.
Background and approach
She invites clients to name what matters to them and to try small, manageable changes between meetings. Her approach is collaborative. Melissa listens first, then helps set clear goals that fit a person’s life.
She adjusts methods to match each person’s needs rather than using a single formula. Melissa has worked with concerns that often overlap, like anxiety and panic, mood issues, postpartum depression, and grief after loss. She also supports people facing communication problems, social anxiety, and challenges related to pregnancy and childbirth.
Sessions aim to build skills for handling strong feelings, reducing panic, and improving daily routines. The focus is on what works now so people can feel steadier in their roles at home and work. Melissa encourages steady progress and checks in about what’s helping as therapy continues.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Melissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear, practical work. One approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and panic, teaching breathing and grounding tools and step-by-step ways to face feared situations. Another approach focuses on mood and grief, helping people process loss and establish daily routines that improve energy and mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist listens to each person's goals, tries methods that fit their life, and adjusts plans based on what helps. This shared process makes it easier to find techniques that feel useful and doable.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins and quick skill practice between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English