Works with
How Melva works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melva
Melva Hartzog is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, depression, ADHD, and identity or cultural concerns. Melva focuses on practical steps people can use day to day, and she blends spiritual values into care when clients request that perspective.
She centers sessions on clear goals and straightforward tools. That can include learning ways to notice and change thought patterns, practicing calming exercises, and clarifying personal values.
Background and approach
Conversations move at a steady pace and aim to leave people with strategies they can try between sessions. Melva brings three years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Divinity plus her LPC credential. She notes that faith and spirituality can be part of healing when clients want that included.
She also describes herself as culturally competent and attentive to how background shapes someone’s struggles. In sessions she emphasizes respect and nonjudgment. People are met where they are and encouraged to set realistic steps forward.
Melva aims to create a warm environment that supports honest conversation and steady progress. Her work often covers life questions like career direction, purpose, forgiveness, and coping with major changes. She also helps people manage panic, social anxiety, feelings of abandonment, guilt, and shame.
Practical skills and reflective discussion are blended to help clients move toward clearer choices.
What Melva works with
Everything Melva lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Melva's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Melva lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Melva’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy
Melva uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in ways meant to be clear and usable. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioral changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, or panic. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to steady attention and reduce reactivity during stressful moments.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques over time based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist set aims together and check progress regularly.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their routine. Video is useful for longer therapy work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, reminders, and on-the-spot coping tools between appointments. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
Questions people ask about Melva
What concerns does she address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and many related life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and respectful, focusing on clear goals and tools clients can use between sessions. Conversations combine skill-building with reflective discussion.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of clinical experience and integrates spiritual perspectives when clients request that approach.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 therapist availability.