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- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- CBT informed work
About Melissa
Melissa Jane is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career difficulties and major life changes.
She focuses on practical ways to manage thoughts and habits. She uses person-centred conversations alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, helping people spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to what feels useful day to day.
Melissa also offers focused support around autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, cancer and hospice and end-of-life counselling. She has experience addressing obsessions, compulsions and OCD and commonly helps women facing specific life challenges. These areas are addressed within individual sessions rather than group or family work.
Her approach is straightforward. Sessions look at current difficulties, identify small experiments to try between meetings, and review what helps. She works at a pace set by the person attending and discusses practical steps for coping and problem solving.
Clients who choose to work together follow a structure that balances listening with actionable tools. The aim is clearer thinking and better ways to manage stressful moments, grief and life transitions. Before booking, check the available session formats and timing to make sure they fit your routine.
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How Melissa approaches evidence-based work online
Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches to help people spot and change thought patterns that make stress and anxiety worse. CBT focuses on noticing automatic thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviours to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.She also works from a person-centred foundation, which means the therapist listens to what matters most to the client and shapes sessions around those priorities. That style helps when dealing with grief, self-esteem and life transitions because the person sets the pace and goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; Melissa discusses options and chooses techniques together with each client based on needs and preferences.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Many people find remote sessions helpful for fitting therapy into busy days, reducing travel time and making it easier to attend short check-ins around work or caring commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote use so practical strategies can be tried between sessions.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career issues and coping with major life changes. Additional focus areas include autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, cancer, hospice and end-of-life counselling, obsessions and compulsions, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Work is person-centred and collaborative. Melissa combines that with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with individuals on the issues listed above.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; confirm any regional considerations before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.