Melissa Pitts Johnson

Melissa Pitts Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with 16 years of hands-on experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, or major life changes. She aims to make first steps feel manageable and offers practical help for everyday problems.

She has worked in community mental health, tribal behavioral health, and private practice. That mix of settings shaped a flexible, down-to-earth approach. Sessions focus on clear goals and usable tools rather than long theory talks. Melissa often blends cognitive strategies with motivation-focused conversations to help people change habits they no longer want.

Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are part of her toolkit. She also teaches yoga and brings breath and body awareness into conversations when that fits a person’s needs. That can help people calm intense feelings and stay grounded between sessions.

Melissa makes time for coaching-style work when someone needs career or executive support. She supports people navigating grief, trauma, parenting strain, relationship concerns, and identity issues including LGBT matters. Her practice pays attention to cultural context and the realities people face in day-to-day life.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then offers steps to try. For people ready to change, she aims to guide practical progress and steady coping skills.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and everyday life

Melissa uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most to them. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping each person set their own goals.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and changing routines that keep problems going.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Melissa will discuss goals and preferences with each person and then suggest which methods to try first. That choice can change over time as priorities shift and progress is made.

If you are considering online work, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Many people like online sessions because they make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Melissa’s mix of listening, CBT tools, and mindfulness-based breathing or movement can translate well to remote sessions when both people agree on a format.