- Goal oriented
- Compassionate listening
- Skill building
About Melissa
Melissa Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for everyday problems like stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Her work also covers ADHD, addiction concerns, and challenges tied to family and parenting.
She keeps sessions straightforward and person-focused. Melissa helps people sort through difficult emotions and past hurts. She uses time-tested methods to build coping skills and clearer communication rather than relying on jargon or labels.
Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar features. Melissa also helps people facing life changes, chronic health challenges, and caregiving strain. She supports those dealing with identity and intimacy questions, including LGBT-related stressors.
Therapeutic sessions draw on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In practice she adapts tools from these methods to match each person’s situation and goals.
Melissa aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can build practical plans and steady routines. She works with people who want clear steps for change, whether they need short-term coaching around a problem or ongoing work on deeper patterns.
She keeps sessions straightforward and person-focused. Melissa helps people sort through difficult emotions and past hurts. She uses time-tested methods to build coping skills and clearer communication rather than relying on jargon or labels.
Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar features. Melissa also helps people facing life changes, chronic health challenges, and caregiving strain. She supports those dealing with identity and intimacy questions, including LGBT-related stressors.
Therapeutic sessions draw on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In practice she adapts tools from these methods to match each person’s situation and goals.
Melissa aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can build practical plans and steady routines. She works with people who want clear steps for change, whether they need short-term coaching around a problem or ongoing work on deeper patterns.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current emotional responses and helps people build healthier ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process may involve trying tools from different approaches to see what helps most in everyday life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Working with a licensed professional online still lets people practice skills between meetings and apply changes directly to their daily routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Melissa address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, mood disorders, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and building routines that fit everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has eight years of experience working as a licensed therapist in Tennessee.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as LPC, and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.