Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Melissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melissa
Melissa Wiles is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel calm and down-to-earth for people feeling overwhelmed. Her style is relaxed and focused on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
Melissa uses tried approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people understand what keeps them stuck.
Background and approach
She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices to help manage intense emotions and improve day-to-day coping. Sessions focus on simple tools and small changes that add up over time. With four years of direct clinical experience as an LMHC, Melissa has worked across a range of concerns including grief, self-esteem, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and career transition.
She emphasizes clear goals and short-term strategies when that fits a person’s needs. Her background includes long professional experience in related fields prior to clinical practice, which informs her practical approach. In sessions she listens for patterns in thinking and behavior, then helps people test new ways of responding.
She offers gentle guidance, skills practice, and feedback tailored to each person. People can expect a collaborative process focused on what matters to them. Sessions are available in English and are offered online in several formats to fit different schedules.
Melissa encourages straightforward conversations about goals and next steps during an initial meeting.
What Melissa works with
Everything Melissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Melissa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melissa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Melissa blends practical therapy with online options
Melissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online sessions. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own goals so they feel understood and guided rather than told what to do.She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when strong feelings get in the way of daily life. Together these approaches give both skills practice and space to talk things through. Finding the right mix is a team effort; she works with each person to choose strategies that match their goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit regular work on goals into a busy life while using the same therapeutic methods as in-person work.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What kinds of problems does Melissa help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship strain, parenting stress, career changes, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. She uses practical tools from client-centered work, CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, and solution-focused ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Melissa has four years of clinical experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She also brings many prior years of related professional experience to her work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients and works with people located where Florida licensure applies.
What formats are available for online sessions?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time.