Melissa Harris
LPC
Therapist focused on practical emotional skills
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- Compassionate listener
- Practical coping tools
- Values based work
About Melissa
Melissa Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor with eight years of practice in Tennessee. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, ADHD, and anger. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping clients make practical changes in daily life.
She focuses on clear goals and simple tools. Sessions often cover communication skills, coping strategies for overwhelming feelings, and ways to manage workplace or family strain. Melissa emphasizes building routines that support emotional stability and self-care.
Her approach draws from several evidence-based methods. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance strategies to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and take values-based action. Attachment-focused ideas inform work on close relationships and trust.
Melissa also uses client-centered listening to help people feel heard and understood. For those with intense emotions, she brings in skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach distress tolerance and emotional regulation. The aim is practical: reduce reactivity and increase choice in how one responds.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental setting where goals are set together. Sessions move at a pace that fits the person, with concrete homework when that helps. Melissa supports people as they work through setbacks and build stronger coping over time.
She focuses on clear goals and simple tools. Sessions often cover communication skills, coping strategies for overwhelming feelings, and ways to manage workplace or family strain. Melissa emphasizes building routines that support emotional stability and self-care.
Her approach draws from several evidence-based methods. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance strategies to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and take values-based action. Attachment-focused ideas inform work on close relationships and trust.
Melissa also uses client-centered listening to help people feel heard and understood. For those with intense emotions, she brings in skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach distress tolerance and emotional regulation. The aim is practical: reduce reactivity and increase choice in how one responds.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental setting where goals are set together. Sessions move at a pace that fits the person, with concrete homework when that helps. Melissa supports people as they work through setbacks and build stronger coping over time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
How these approaches inform online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values. It helps people who feel stuck or who want to live differently from habitual reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce distress. Either approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
The original biography does not specify which online session types are offered, so confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins between larger life events. It also makes consistent sessions possible when schedules or locations change. A therapist may suggest shorter check-ins, skills-focused sessions, or routine weekly meetings based on what a client needs and what works best for their daily routine.
At a glance
- Listed location
- Tennessee
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Credentials
- LPC
- Languages
- English
- License (Tennessee)
- LPC · No. 6019
- NPI
- 1205456134
As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Melissa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, ADHD, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, and other life stressors listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines clear, practical coaching with empathic listening. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings and on setting achievable goals.
How much experience does she bring?
Melissa has eight years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Tennessee LPC credential and practices in Tennessee.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients, so people outside the U.S. may be able to connect depending on logistics.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to ensure they fit your needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.