Melissa Pickett, LPCC, LPC

Melissa Pickett is a licensed clinician with nine years in mental health care. She practices in Kentucky as an LPCC and LPC and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship concerns.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and try manageable steps toward them. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and build everyday coping skills that fit each person's life.

Melissa has experience across age groups, including work with children, adolescents, and adults. That background informs how she adapts language and strategies for different needs. She draws on methods that help with mood changes, compulsive behaviors, grief, and addiction-related struggles.

Therapy may include talking through patterns, trying behavior-based exercises, and practicing mindfulness skills between sessions. She also works with relationship concerns and has supported couples and families to improve communication and connection.

People seeking support for trauma, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, postpartum mood shifts, or persistent shame and guilt will find focused attention on those issues. Melissa emphasizes steady progress and practical tools so clients can feel more grounded and in control of daily life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and living with persistent difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns through practical exercises and skills practice. It is commonly used for anxiety, mood concerns, and obsessive or compulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to decide which method or blend of methods fits their goals and life. That choice can shift as needs change, and she helps clients test what works in small steps.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are available, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for check-ins during work breaks or between other commitments. It also lets people practice skills in their everyday settings and return to themes between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to virtual sessions so clients continue to build skills and track progress.