Melissa Pierce is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience.
01About Melissa
Melissa Pierce is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She aims to meet people where they are and help them take practical steps toward feeling better. She speaks plainly and listens carefully to understand each person's priorities and struggles.
Her approach is personalized. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client, whether that is managing anxiety, coping with trauma, improving sleep, or working through relationship and intimacy concerns.
Background and approach
She also addresses addictions, depression, anger, and stress in straightforward ways that fit each person's life. Melissa uses a mix of well-known therapeutic methods to match the problem at hand. That can include client-centered strategies to increase self-understanding, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and EMDR for trauma-related memories.
She draws on these tools to help clients build new skills and find relief from distress. In sessions she emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Conversations and treatment plans are tailored to each person's unique situation.
The pace and focus are set collaboratively so goals stay realistic and relevant. Melissa supports people facing a wide range of concerns, including issues tied to aging, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and identity questions. Her practice aims to make therapy clear, doable, and focused on real-life improvements.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 73854 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1417483272 · 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
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Melissa names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Melissa names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and feelings. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps the person build insight and self-trust. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is aimed at reducing the emotional charge of traumatic memories through a structured process that can help people feel less triggered by past events.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk through your history, current needs, and goals to decide what mix of methods makes sense. Work is collaborative - plans are adjusted as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever you are, while phone sessions can be simpler when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to keep momentum between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and sleep problems. Additional focuses include caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and aging concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. She blends client-centered listening with structured techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience in the mental health field. That background includes working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
Melissa is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with a Texas LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Work can happen through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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