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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills work
About Melissa
LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in Florida with 27 years of clinical experience. Melissa Colton focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, career strain, and identity-related topics. She uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused techniques to help people make practical changes.
Melissa keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and then practices skills with them. That can mean working on emotion regulation tools from DBT, testing beliefs with CBT techniques, or using client-centered conversations to clarify values and priorities.
Over nearly three decades she has worked across many concerns including depression, bipolar symptoms, social anxiety, grief, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles. She also addresses guilt, shame, life purpose, and career transitions. Her practice includes people facing life changes who want clear strategies and steady support.
In session she mixes short-term problem solving with deeper questions about meaning when those come up. Mindfulness exercises and concrete behavior plans are common parts of the work. Therapy often balances immediate coping skills with steps toward longer-term goals.
People are invited to set specific goals and track progress. The approach emphasizes collaboration and practical tools. Before booking, confirm current session formats and scheduling options to make sure they fit your needs.
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How her approaches shape online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s priorities. The therapist follows the client’s lead to clarify values and identify practical next steps, which can help with life purpose, relationship questions, and grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online sessions often include brief experiments, thought records, and action plans to reduce anxiety, depression, and social phobia symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills. In practice this can mean learning grounding, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness techniques for mood dysregulation, anger, or compassion fatigue.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist works with the person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust over time. Early sessions focus on what feels most useful and practical for daily life.
The practical benefits of online work depend on the formats offered. The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before scheduling. Online options can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use audio-only or lower-bandwidth arrangements if that suits them. Licensed therapists can adapt exercises and skills training to remote sessions so the work stays focused on concrete steps and measurable progress.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, and related areas such as guilt and shame.
What therapeutic approaches are used?
Approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused techniques. The methods are combined to match the person’s goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience in mental health practice, working with a wide range of mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and life-transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking to be sure they meet your needs.
How are costs and next steps handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.