Melissa Schreiber, LCMHC

Melissa Schreiber is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship and family struggles. Melissa also supports people coping with trauma and abuse and other painful life changes. She uses a direct, compassionate style and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Melissa blends client-centered listening with therapies that look at thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns. She aims to help clients recognize unhelpful patterns and build new ways of relating to themselves and others. Her work often centers on intimate relationship dynamics and communication difficulties. She draws on the Gottman Method and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when helping people sort through conflict, rebuild trust, and improve connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to address anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking. Melissa also attends to family-of-origin issues, codependency, and the stresses that come with blended families, separation, or caregiving. She provides support for people navigating substance use, domestic violence histories, gender dysphoria questions, and end-of-life concerns. Her approach is collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals, actionable skills, and increased self-understanding. People can expect steady, practical guidance aimed at reducing overwhelm and creating manageable change.

How Melissa’s approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people clarify their own goals. This approach helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to talk through relationship and emotional struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, depression, and impulsivity. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and change the emotional responses that drive conflict in close relationships. It is useful for improving communication, deepening connection, and resolving recurring relational patterns. Finding the best approach is part of the work. Melissa will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that fit you. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses. If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people maintain continuity of care if they move or travel. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and relationship work to the online setting to keep progress moving forward.