About Melissa
Melissa Groh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel warm and approachable. Melissa offers practical ways to work toward the goals a person brings to therapy.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Truman State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California.
Background and approach
Melissa has 11 years of experience as a mental health practitioner in clinical settings. That background includes work with people facing trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, homelessness, substance use concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her style is inviting and goal-oriented.
She uses talk therapy along with solution-focused tools, task-centered strategies, mindfulness, and a strengths-based outlook. Sessions aim to identify manageable steps and build on what already works for the client. Melissa adapts her approach to each person rather than following a fixed formula.
She emphasizes small, achievable changes and teaches skills that can be used between sessions. This hands-on focus helps people practice new ways of coping and moving forward. She works with people who are navigating relationship issues, career stress, sleep difficulties, bipolar symptoms, and intimacy-related challenges.
Melissa also supports those exploring sexual orientation and gender identity concerns. Her North Carolina practice combines clinical experience with a practical, empathetic style.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Melissa blends several evidence-based techniques that work well in remote sessions. Solution-focused work concentrates on identifying immediate goals and steps you can try between sessions to see quick progress; it suits people wanting practical change. Mindfulness-based strategies teach simple skills for regulating stress and increasing present-moment awareness, useful for anxiety, sleep concerns, and everyday overwhelm.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan over time. This lets the person and therapist find what feels most helpful together rather than relying on a single method.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and work in real time, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or parenting demands and to continue building skills even when schedules are tight.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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