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Melissa Elliott, LMHC

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Parenting
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Melissa

Melissa Elliott is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with three decades of experience helping people address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, relationship and family concerns, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She encourages clients who are ready to pursue greater balance and wellbeing, offering practical tools that can be applied to current struggles and future challenges. Melissa draws on long experience working with issues including parenting, adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric concerns, fertility and women’s health, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and coaching needs.

Her style blends structured, evidence-informed techniques with individualized care. Melissa values collaboration and tailors sessions to each person’s preferences and goals, believing that the right therapeutic fit can shorten the path to meaningful change.

She often introduces concrete strategies clients can use between sessions and adapts methods to match evolving needs. With an inviting, pragmatic approach, Melissa aims to support clients as they build skills, clarify priorities, and move toward greater peace and stability.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Flexible Online Care



Melissa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a structured approach that examines how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and helps clients develop practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates coaching-oriented techniques that focus on goal-setting, skill-building, and action plans useful for career concerns, parenting challenges, and managing ADHD-related routines.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try techniques that fit their needs, and adjust methods over time so the plan stays aligned with progress and preferences.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow clients to access licensed professionals from their own locations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Melissa commonly address?
Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting and self-esteem among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses evidence-informed techniques and tailors sessions to each person, emphasizing practical tools clients can apply between sessions to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
What is her professional background?
Melissa has 30 years of clinical experience and brings life and work perspectives that inform her work with topics such as infertility, adoption, aging parents, and career concerns.
What credentials and location information are available?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida with licence number FL LMHC MH 2032 and maintains a practice in that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English; international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she provide?
Melissa offers a variety of online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesFertility issuesWomen's issues

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Melissa can help with

Melissa Elliott works with clients on stress and anxiety, parenting issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Melissa works with relationships, parenting, aging parents, and work issues.

Experience and training

Melissa is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, with 30 years of clinical experience.