- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction support
- Mindfulness practices
About Melissa
Melissa Timlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She brings ten years of clinical experience and practical insight from a decade of active-duty service in the U.S. Navy. Melissa writes plainly and works to help people take small, steady steps toward feeling more capable and grounded.
She uses a blend of therapy methods to meet people where they are. Melissa combines cognitive behavioral ideas with dialectical behavior techniques to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and make committed changes.
Her work often includes mindfulness-based practices such as restorative yoga, body-scan meditation, and breath work to support stress reduction and emotional regulation. Melissa emphasizes that the person in therapy is the expert on their own life and that therapy is a collaborative effort to build useful skills and insights.
Melissa has experience addressing addictions, including substance use and problematic sexual behaviors, alongside mood and grief concerns. She supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, body image worries, and relationship communication challenges. Her background in military service informs a practical, down-to-earth style.
Clients can expect straightforward help setting goals, learning coping strategies, and practicing tools between sessions. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the individual’s needs.
How Melissa's Approaches Can Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small actions that align with those values. It can be useful for anxiety, motivation struggles, and ongoing stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and shifting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with depression, anxiety, and addictive patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Melissa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she may blend techniques as needed. The plan can change over time as needs evolve.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow quick check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people use practices like guided breath work or brief mindfulness exercises without extra travel. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and ACT exercises for remote sessions so skills are practiced between meetings and applied in daily routines.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Melissa typically address?
Melissa focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and depression, and she also works with related issues like chronic pain, caregiver stress, and body image.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends practical skill-building with mindfulness and values work. Sessions often include exercises to change thought patterns and breathing or body-based practices to manage emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in mental health and addiction counseling, plus a background of ten years in active-duty U.S. Navy service that informs her approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, with MI LPC and MO LPC noted, and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as the available formats are not specified here and may vary by therapist and location.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.