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LPC

Melva Hartzog, LPC

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Existential Therapy
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About Melva

Melva Hartzog brings an integrative, whole-person perspective to therapy that acknowledges mind, body, and spirit as contributors to wellbeing. She emphasizes addressing practical areas of life such as career, relationships, and social functioning while attending to emotional and spiritual concerns.

Background and approach

Melva values multicultural competence and affirms the dignity of people across differences in religion, race, gender, and sexuality. Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, life transitions, and ADHD.

Holding an LPC and a Master of Divinity, Melva blends evidence-based approaches with attention to spiritual and existential questions when clients wish to include that dimension. She uses cognitive behavioral strategies alongside mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to help people build coping skills, clarify priorities, and make meaningful changes.

Sessions are offered with warmth and without judgment, and she emphasizes collaboration so clients can identify goals and practical steps forward.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Melva commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based approaches, each adapted to virtual formats in ways that help clients build skills between sessions. CBT focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that contribute to distress and teaching structured strategies for shifting those patterns, which can be practiced during video or phone sessions. Mindfulness therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple attention exercises to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation, practices that transfer easily to brief live chat prompts or guided exercises shared during a session.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist works with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Treatment plans can combine techniques so clients gain practical tools while also exploring meaning, values, and coping styles in an individualized way.

Online delivery offers flexibility for busy schedules and varying comfort levels with remote care. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill coaching and deeper conversation, phone sessions provide an accessible alternative when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging can support check-ins, brief coping guidance, and between-session accountability. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practice new strategies in everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Melva commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. Her specialties also include ADHD, bipolar disorder, and life transitions among other concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
Melva uses an integrative, holistic stance that is collaborative and nonjudgmental, meeting clients where they are and attending to emotional, social, vocational, and spiritual dimensions of life.
What is her clinical background and experience level?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with three years of clinical experience and also holds a Master of Divinity, which informs her ability to address spiritual concerns when clients request that focus.
Where is Melva licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LPC with license number PA LPC PC010406 and practices with that credential in Pennsylvania.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Melva offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect depending on client preference.
How is pricing handled 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 working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressDomestic violenceForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposeMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

What Melva can help with

Melva Hartzog works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and depression.

How Melva approaches therapy

Melva's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Melva is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania, with 3 years of clinical experience.