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Melanie Sharp, LMSW

  • Experience21 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Melanie

Melanie Sharp is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan who brings 21 years of experience to her therapeutic work. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, ADHD, addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, parenting concerns, and career issues.

Background and approach

Her background includes supporting clients through trauma and abuse, caregiving and aging concerns, and a broad range of life transitions, always aiming to treat each person with respect and sensitivity. Her style is warm, interactive, and goal-oriented, blending client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies, psychodynamic reflection, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques.

Melanie emphasizes collaboration when shaping treatment plans and avoids stigmatizing labels, seeking to meet each client’s unique needs with empathy and practical tools. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

Clients who are ready to address change and build clearer coping strategies may find her approach encouraging and steady. To begin, prospective clients follow a simple onboarding process to match with her and schedule sessions according to her availability.

Approaches that guide online care

Melanie often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods when working with clients online. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and many practical life challenges. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore concerns at their own pace and define goals that feel meaningful.

She also uses motivational interviewing techniques to help clients resolve ambivalence about change and build intrinsic motivation for steps like reducing addictive behaviors or improving coping. Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Melanie works collaboratively to assess a person’s goals, preferences, and circumstances and then shapes sessions to fit those needs rather than relying on a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives and to maintain momentum between meetings. These formats support ongoing skill practice, check-ins, and structured therapeutic work while allowing clients to connect from home or work according to their schedule.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Melanie commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD, grief, trauma and caregiving stress. The list also includes career, self-esteem, sleeping, bipolar, and life purpose questions.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is described as warm and interactive, combining client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies, psychodynamic reflection, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques to tailor care.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 21 years of professional experience working as a therapist and social worker across many presenting concerns and stages of life.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She practices in Michigan and holds the credential LMSW with licence details MI LMSW 6801086873.
Can someone work with her if they speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English; no other languages are listed and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English

What Melanie can help with

Melanie Sharp works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, self esteem, career difficulties, and depression.

Melanie works with clients with concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and parenting problems.

How Melanie approaches therapy

Melanie's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Melanie is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Michigan.