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- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Parenting support
About Melissa
Melissa Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Maine with 13 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. She also works with control issues, loneliness, mood disorders, and social anxiety and phobia.
Melissa works with individuals to sort through overwhelming feelings and daily pressures. Sessions use clear, practical conversation and concrete coping strategies. She aims to help people notice patterns that keep problems stuck and try different ways of responding.
Her background includes more than a decade supporting teens and young adults as well as older adolescents facing social isolation and mood challenges. That experience informs how she structures conversations and suggests short, doable skills between sessions.
In sessions she balances listening with straightforward problem solving. Clients can expect help naming emotions, testing small behavioral changes, and planning practical steps for parenting stresses and life transitions. The focus is on what helps in daily life rather than abstract theory.
Melissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship stressors tied to parenting. She invites collaboration about goals and adjusts pacing to suit each person's needs. To confirm current session options, people should check the online therapy choices before booking.
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Therapeutic approaches and working online
Melissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in session. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills and behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful routines. This helps when worry or avoidance keeps daily life limited. Another approach addresses mood and grief through structured conversations that help name emotions, track patterns, and plan small, manageable steps forward. That work supports people facing depression or loss.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and pace. Sessions can be adjusted over time if a different method seems more helpful.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins from wherever a person is located. Different formats can suit quieter check-ins, lower bandwidth needs, or a shorter session during a break, so discussing practical preferences at the first appointment is recommended.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include control issues, isolation or loneliness, mood disorders, and social anxiety or phobia.
What is her therapy style?
She uses clear, practical conversation and evidence-based techniques. The work combines listening with concrete coping strategies and behavioral steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a therapist. That background includes time helping teens and young adults with social isolation and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Maine. Her practice is based in Maine.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location. 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, use the urgent help numbers.