Eva "Melissa" Gadd

Eva "Melissa" Gadd helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or angry find practical ways forward. She listens without rushing and focuses on small steps that make daily life easier. Melissa is calm and steady, and she draws on 25 years of experience to support people through hard moments.

Melissa earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan and has worked as both a medical social worker and a therapist. She has helped people with depression, anxiety, grief, life transitions, caregiving stress, and anger. Her work often centers on meeting people where they are and building on strengths already present in their lives.

Her approach mixes client-centered care with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. She also uses emotionally-focused and mindfulness-based ideas when they fit the person’s goals. Sessions tend to focus on practical strategies, clearer thinking patterns, and ways to reconnect with what matters most.

Melissa pays attention to the whole life around a person - relationships, work, health, and roles like caregiver or parent. She aims to make therapy feel relevant and doable, not overwhelming. People leave sessions with simple steps to try between meetings.

People considering therapy will find a practitioner who values collaboration, gentle challenge, and concrete change. Her practice is based in Michigan and she offers services in English, including work with international clients when appropriate.

How Melissa’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and pace, with the therapist reflecting and supporting choices so clients steer the work. This approach helps when someone needs a listening presence and space to sort out priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and helps people try practical experiments to change unhelpful habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and mood concerns because it breaks issues into concrete steps.

Emotionally-focused ideas help people name and work with strong feelings and reconnect to what matters in relationships and life. These methods can be helpful for grief, intimacy issues, and conflict that keeps repeating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps most, so treatment stays focused and relevant.

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Before booking, confirm available ways to meet so they fit your routine. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around work, caregiving, or health limitations.