Melissa McLaurin, LPCC - Therapist in Minnesota

About Melissa

Melissa McLaurin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota. She focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, anger, and relationship issues. Her work also includes support for ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.

Melissa brings ten years of counseling experience to her practice and aims to meet people where they are with respect and openness. She uses a warm, person-centered stance in sessions.

Background and approach

That means she listens closely and mirrors what clients say to help them feel heard. She often blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness practices to address day-to-day anxious thoughts and difficult emotions. Melissa also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that show up in relationships and family life.

Solution-focused strategies are used to identify small, achievable steps when clients want faster, goal-oriented change. Together these methods aim to make therapy useful and understandable. Sessions typically focus on clear goals like improving communication, managing stress, or navigating parenting challenges.

Melissa works with each person to tailor methods to their needs rather than following a fixed protocol. Her approach is respectful, culturally aware, and grounded in listening first. She invites people to take the next step when they are ready and emphasizes collaboration through the process.

Melissa values the courage it takes to ask for help and aims to partner with clients to find practical ways forward.

How Melissa’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Melissa commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support people online. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting back what matters, and creating space for clients to lead the conversation; it helps when someone needs acceptance and a steady presence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete strategies to reduce anxious or unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits.

She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice their experience without getting swept away. Mindfulness practices can be brief breathing or grounding exercises that are easy to use between sessions. Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work; Melissa collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences rather than assuming one path fits all.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy families or people with limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide an audio-only option, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a routine while still using the same therapeutic approaches discussed above.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Melissa address?

She supports issues such as stress, anxiety, family and parenting matters, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, anger, relationship problems, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centered and respectful, prioritizing listening and understanding first while using practical techniques to address problems.

What is her clinical background?

Melissa has ten years of counseling experience working with trauma, anxiety, depression, and family-related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with licence MN LPCC 01384 and her practice is based in Minnesota.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to get started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Minnesota
Languages: English

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