Melissa Averett is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and related struggles.
01About Melissa
Melissa Averett is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and related struggles. She brings 14 years of counseling experience in both residential and outpatient settings. Melissa writes plainly and focuses on clear steps to help people move forward.
She spent four years working in a residential program supporting women in addiction recovery. She then provided nine years of outpatient counseling for adults with a wide range of mental health concerns.
Background and approach
That background informs how she plans practical sessions and realistic goals. Her style is warm and direct. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to build rapport and help people name their concerns.
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, including cognitive restructuring, to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Sessions often include skill teaching. Melissa helps people practice boundaries, improve self-esteem, and use healthier coping strategies.
She also coaches on assertive communication and decision-making so daily life feels more manageable. She works with issues such as grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include abandonment, codependency, body image, and blended family issues.
Melissa prefers clear goals and practical tools tailored to each person. Clients who want a straightforward approach that mixes listening with skill-building may find her helpful. She offers care from Louisiana and uses methods aimed at making day-to-day life easier.
02Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 4551 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1861861767 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Melissa names
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04Online support
How Melissa Uses Client-Centered and CBT Online
Melissa blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, building trust, and helping the person identify what they most want to change. It is useful for people who need a supportive space to sort feelings and set personal goals.CBT targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, test those thoughts, and try more balanced ways of thinking. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try strategies that fit. If something isn’t working, she adjusts the plan so sessions stay useful and focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can work for shorter check-ins, homework review, or when a written exchange fits someone’s schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between appointments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Melissa commonly address?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue, among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy to build rapport with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts. Sessions combine listening with practical skill building.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Melissa has 14 years of experience, including four years in a residential addiction setting and nine years providing outpatient counseling to adults.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Louisiana and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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