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Melissa Colton, LMHC

  • Experience27 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Melissa

Melissa Colton is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who centers her work in therapeutic approaches that prioritize the client-therapist relationship and practical skills.

Background and approach

With 27 years of experience in the field, she weaves client-centered listening with evidence-based strategies to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. Her practice also attends to career questions, grief, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and struggles with guilt, shame, and life purpose.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside mindfulness and existential perspectives to help clients explore patterns, build coping strategies, and reconnect with values. Melissa frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors strengths clients already possess while supporting them through change.

Located in Florida, she offers flexible online formats and brings a holistic, compassionate stance to guide people toward meaningful, sustainable shifts in their lives.

Integrating evidence-based approaches in online therapy

Melissa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors through structured exercises, a method that can be useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and ADHD-related challenges. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills when overwhelming emotions or relationship patterns interfere with daily life. Mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity in stress or trauma responses.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each person's goals, preferences, and experiences and then recommend or combine methods that fit those needs. Clients are invited to give regular feedback so techniques can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing work to continue across busy schedules and geographic boundaries within Florida. These formats make it easier to access consistent support, practice newly learned skills between sessions, and maintain momentum toward therapeutic goals.

Frequently asked questions

Which concerns does Melissa commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, grief, career challenges, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines client-centered listening with practical, evidence-based techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and existential therapy to help clients build skills and clarify values.
How long has she practiced?
She brings 27 years of experience in mental health work, applying a range of clinical methods across many presenting concerns.
Where is she licensed and what credential does she hold?
She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH7533.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Her practice is conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Guilt and shameLife purposeMood disordersSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Melissa can help with

Melissa Colton works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression.

Melissa works with Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, and Abuse.

How Melissa approaches therapy

Melissa's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Melissa is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, with 27 years of clinical experience.