Melissa Upton is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Mississippi who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns.
01About Melissa
Melissa Upton is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Mississippi who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns. She draws on 14 years of counseling experience to help people facing anger, self-esteem struggles, trauma, ADHD, and life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward.
She aims to make conversations feel useful from the first session. Melissa worked for many years in public schools and school counseling. That background shaped how she talks about coping skills, anger management, and practical steps for day-to-day challenges.
Background and approach
She also uses career and academic planning tools when those concerns come up. Her approach centers on listening to each person’s goals and building plans together. Melissa uses client-centered methods to keep the focus on the person's values.
She also brings solution-focused techniques to set clear, manageable steps toward change. Sessions often involve learning specific coping strategies and practicing new ways to handle conflict or stress. Melissa helps people break big problems into smaller tasks.
She encourages problem-solving that fits each person’s life and schedule. Her work has included support for blended family issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and fatherhood questions. She also addresses money worries, guilt and shame, and social anxiety.
Melissa aims to offer simple tools that make daily life feel more manageable. People looking for online options will find that she provides phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging sessions. Conversations follow a practical pace and focus on what the person wants to change next.
02Credentials
- LPC (Mississippi)
- License 1196 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1487397907 · 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
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Melissa names
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04Online support
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing the person first and responding to their goals. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the person decide what matters most to address. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive space to sort through feelings and values.Solution-Focused Therapy centers on short-term, practical steps that move a person toward specific goals. Sessions often identify small changes that can make a measurable difference quickly, which works well for stress, coping with life changes, and goal-focused work like career planning.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Melissa will work with each person to identify what fits best. She discusses goals and preferences up front and adjusts methods as needed, making the plan a shared effort rather than a fixed prescription.
Online sessions are offered by phone, video call, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills together, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text sessions allow short check-ins and ongoing support between longer meetings. These options help people keep therapy working around school, work, or family commitments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Melissa address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, plus ADHD and trauma-related issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with a focus on clear, practical steps using solution-focused techniques.
What kind of professional background does she have?
She has 14 years of counseling experience and many years working in the Mississippi public school system, primarily in school counseling roles.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She is based in Mississippi and holds the LPC credential, listed as MS LPC.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer online?
She works using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for her sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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