Melissa Rohrbach, LPC

Melissa Rohrbach is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She has five years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and other life challenges. Melissa aims to meet clients where they are and support steady progress.

She focuses on practical ways to cope with painful memories and difficult emotions. Melissa uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on Client-Centered principles to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities and strengths.

Many people come to her feeling stuck after life changes, parenting strain, or struggles with mood and attention. She works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, relationship problems, sleeping and eating issues, and compassion fatigue. Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care matters, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and co-occurring problems like substance use and mental health symptoms.

In sessions Melissa talks through current problems, sets small goals, and practices skills together. She uses EMDR strategies when trauma memories are a central issue and motivational interviewing when people want help making changes. Sessions move at a steady, collaborative pace so clients can try ideas between meetings.

Melissa offers several remote session formats to suit different needs. She helps people weigh options and choose a way of working that fits their schedule and comfort level.

How Melissa’s Approaches Work Online

Melissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then practices alternative ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits. EMDR focuses on processing distressing memories through guided techniques that can reduce the intensity of traumatic memories.

She also uses Client-Centered methods that keep sessions focused on what matters most to each person. Finding the right approach is part of the process; the therapist will collaborate with clients to decide which combination of methods fits their goals, needs, and preferences. This plan can change as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so people can pick what works best for them. Video sessions let the therapist and client work face-to-face for skills practice. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging provide flexibility for brief updates or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work between meetings.