Therapist profile
Melissa Romain, LISW
Licensed social worker - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness practices
- Solution-focused strategies
About Melissa
Melissa Romain is an Ohio LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) with 15 years of clinical experience in behavioral health. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, addiction, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on ADHD, grief, and compassion fatigue.
Melissa uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach. Sessions focus on increasing insight into thoughts, feelings, and behavior. She helps people learn practical skills and make day-to-day decisions that feel more manageable.
Her background includes work in outpatient counseling and residential treatment settings. She has experience supporting people with substance use, trauma, parenting challenges, and adjustment difficulties. Her clinical perspective draws on psychodynamic ideas and attachment concerns.
She completed graduate work at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She also teaches there as an adjunct instructor, which keeps her connected to current clinical ideas and training.
In sessions she draws from Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, and Trauma-Focused approaches. That mix is used to help people make practical changes, process difficult experiences, and work through family and parenting-related stress. She conducts work in English and practices in Ohio.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Melissa commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and patterns formed in close relationships, which can help with family-of-origin issues and parenting stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and pacing, supporting steady insight and decision-making. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and help manage anxiety, anger, and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. She will work collaboratively to match methods to the client’s concerns, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single path. That collaborative stance helps adjust focus as needs change over time.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy home life or workday, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Therapists generally adapt techniques like mindfulness exercises, solution-focused planning, and attachment-oriented discussion to an online setting so clients can practice skills between sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, addictions, relationship strain, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related family issues.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is client-centered and strengths-based, using attachment, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and solution-focused ideas to build insight and practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in behavioral health, including outpatient counseling and residential treatment settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an Ohio LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) credential and practices in Ohio.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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