Therapist profile
Melissa Dawicki, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and relationship concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Melissa
Melissa Dawicki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 17 years of behavioral health experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, relationship and family issues. Melissa also supports people facing career strain, sleep problems, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
She uses a few practical approaches in sessions. Melissa draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness Therapy. In conversation she focuses on what matters to the person and on steps that can reduce distress day to day.
Her experience includes community mental health, emergency room work, private practice, and telehealth. That range has shaped how she responds to people under pressure and those dealing with sudden change. She has worked with challenges linked to caregiving, chronic illness and pain, blended family stress, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and bereavement.
Sessions with Melissa are interactive. She asks for feedback about how therapy is going and adjusts as needed. She notes that change takes time and that active participation helps progress. Melissa does not take cases where substance use or addiction is the chief complaint.
Her practice operates on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. People who want to begin complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice hard thoughts and feelings while clarifying what matters to them. It can help with anxiety, depression, and making choices during life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist listens and follows the client's lead to build understanding and self-directed goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks in about progress and adjusts methods if something isn't working. The process is meant to be interactive, with homework or exercises when they help the person's day-to-day coping.
The biography notes telehealth experience but does not list specific session formats here, so confirm the available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, shorten travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists commonly use techniques from ACT, CBT, and mindfulness in remote sessions to address stress, family-related concerns, grief, and coping with chronic conditions.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
South Carolina, Maine, West Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, plus caregiving and chronic illness related stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines client-centered conversation with practical methods from CBT, ACT, EFT and mindfulness to help people reduce distress and clarify values.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of behavioral health experience across community mental health, emergency room, private practice and telehealth settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and lists licensure in South Carolina and West Virginia, and she is based in South Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography describes telehealth experience but does not list specific session formats here; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.