Melissa McLaurin, LPCC

Melissa McLaurin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota. She has ten years of experience helping people who face anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. She also supports those dealing with parenting concerns, relationship or family problems, grief, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Her sessions are grounded in a person-centered approach. She listens first, then reflects what she hears so people feel understood. Melissa mixes practical strategies with attention to each person’s values and life story.

Melissa often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. Solution-focused methods are used when someone wants concrete steps and quick goals.

She describes her style as respectful and nonjudgmental. She pays attention to cultural context and aims to adapt her work to each person’s background and needs. Melissa emphasizes collaboration and helps people set realistic, measurable steps forward.

People come to her for a wide range of issues including ADHD-related concerns, attachment and family of origin issues, adoption and foster care questions, blended family stress, and communication or commitment problems. Her goal is to help people build coping skills and clearer ways to move through difficult moments.

How Melissa Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Melissa often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that make daily life easier. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and impulsivity by creating practical steps and experiments.

She also works from a client-centered stance, which means she listens closely and follows each person’s lead. That approach helps when someone needs space to be heard and to build their own solutions. Mindfulness practices are used alongside these methods to reduce reactivity and improve attention to the present moment.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. Melissa will talk through goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. She collaborates with each person to find methods that fit their life and adjusts the approach as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is good when visual connection helps; phone works when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer typing. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.