- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
About Melissa
Melissa Stahl is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of practice in Florida and Missouri. She works with adults struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and self-esteem challenges. Melissa also addresses grief, addiction-related struggles, and issues connected to family, faith, or identity, including LGBT concerns and guilt and shame.
She focuses on clear, practical conversations. Sessions look at what feels stuck and what small changes might help. Melissa adapts the pace and topics to each person rather than following a single script. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide that work.
In session she helps people name patterns that keep them feeling stuck, such as avoidance, control struggles, or people-pleasing. She also supports those facing life transitions, parenting strains, or the emotional fallout from infidelity and divorce. Discussions may include coping skills, emotion regulation, and pacing changes over time.
Melissa brings experience working with attachment concerns, abandonment wounds, and issues like codependency and communication problems. She also sees adults dealing with eating concerns, bipolar mood challenges, aging matters, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire to begin, and scheduling follows from that initial step.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Melissa uses a small set of evidence-based techniques to address emotional patterns and daily struggles. One approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety, shame, or guilt active. This helps when worry, rumination, or self-criticism are the main problems.Another approach concentrates on emotion awareness and regulation. It helps people notice intense feelings, name them, and practice skills to respond differently when stress, grief, or relationship conflict arise. These methods are commonly used together to match a person’s needs.
Choosing the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about the client’s goals, past approaches that helped or did not, and practical limits like time or energy. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as work proceeds.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered online, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use these practical benefits to help maintain consistency while working through guilt, shame, and related concerns.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Florida, Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame issues does she help with?
She works with guilt and shame tied to relationships, family, identity, and past actions. This includes forgiveness, abandonment wounds, and feelings after infidelity or separation.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
Her style uses direct conversation and practical techniques to identify unhelpful patterns. She applies evidence-based methods to help people recognize and shift those patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, depression, and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC and an LMHC, licensed in Missouri and Florida, and practices from Florida.
Can I see her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.