Melissa Cooper

Melissa Cooper is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 17 years of experience. She began her career as a school counselor working with middle and high school students and their parents before moving into broader mental health practice. Melissa focuses on clear, practical help for people who are overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and parenting concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, body image issues, and challenges related to ADHD or gender identity. Melissa lists compassion fatigue, self-esteem, eating concerns, and coping with life changes among her core areas. Melissa uses client-centered methods to make sure conversations reflect each person's values and goals. She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try different coping strategies. Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps clients can use between meetings. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the therapeutic relationship. Melissa tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and affirms the effort it takes to begin therapy. To start, Melissa asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on therapist availability. The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time, and fees vary with location and therapist availability.

How Melissa’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to what matters to the client and shaping sessions around their values and goals. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to set their own priorities for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and mood concerns because it gives clear tools to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Melissa will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past to choose methods that fit each person. That decision is collaborative and can be revisited as needs change.

For practical matters, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list formats explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, caregiving, or medical appointments and can reduce travel time. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins or reduce the need to be on camera, which can help people keep therapy consistent while managing busy days.