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Melissa Wood, LMHC

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Melissa

Melissa Wood is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 11 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a practical, individualized approach to support clients facing life transitions and emotional challenges.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassionate collaboration as she tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person's needs. Clients who work with Melissa can expect a focus on building coping skills, restoring emotional balance, and addressing concerns such as grief, parenting strain, relationship difficulties, self-esteem struggles, and attention-related challenges like ADHD.

She approaches care as a partnership, encouraging clients to take the courageous first steps toward change while offering steady guidance and empowerment along the way.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Melissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address common emotional and behavioral concerns. Cognitive and skills-based strategies focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and building practical coping tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood symptoms, and improve daily functioning. Trauma-informed approaches work to recognize and process past hurt while strengthening present-day safety and regulation when needed.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work. The therapist will partner with each client to explore which methods match their goals, symptoms, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and needs evolve. This shared decision-making helps ensure interventions are useful and personally relevant.

Online sessions are offered with flexibility to fit busy lives, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care from different locations and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, supporting consistent momentum in therapy.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and ADHD, along with related focus areas such as attachment issues and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques while tailoring sessions and treatment plans to each client's specific needs and goals.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She holds 11 years of professional experience working with people across a variety of emotional and life challenges, with particular experience addressing trauma, mood concerns, and stress-related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LMHC in Florida under the registration FL LMHC MH10824 and practices with that credential.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers multiple remote session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobia

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English