- Client-centered approach
- Practical tools
- Welcoming style
About Melissa
Melissa Quigley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and codependency concerns. She supports those facing life changes, compassion fatigue, addiction issues, relationship and family challenges, and trouble with sleep, anger, or self-esteem. Clients find a straightforward, warm presence in sessions.
Melissa has worked for more than a decade across many settings. Her background includes intensive outpatient programs for mental health and addiction, partial hospitalization programs, and leadership roles in community behavioral health agencies. She has provided clinical supervision and coordinated services with schools in the Philadelphia region, and she has seen clients in private practice.
Her style is open, relaxed, and interactive. Sessions focus on building a working relationship first, then shaping goals that fit each person. She uses practical tools and talks through what is happening now while also looking at longer term patterns.
Melissa draws on multiple approaches to meet client needs. She uses Client-Centered methods to follow what matters most to the person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to develop calmer responses to stress.
She also brings work from Motivational Interviewing and Psychodynamic Therapy when that adds value. Melissa emphasizes respect, compassion, and sensitivity while tailoring plans to each client. She aims to support and encourage people during difficult transitions.
Melissa accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Her hours can vary around holidays, and she has experience in crisis management and de-escalation from her clinical roles.
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's priorities and creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist and client set the agenda together and track progress around real-life goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying small experiments to change behavior. Delivered remotely, CBT often uses brief practical tasks between sessions to build new skills for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and mood. These techniques can be introduced in a session and then practiced during the week to notice small changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting over time as progress is made.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking, since the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and support continuity of care when people move or travel. Licensed professionals can offer tools and homework that fit into everyday routines without demanding long sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Melissa address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, codependency, addictions, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, bipolar issues, and related challenges like low self-esteem, anger, and sleep problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is open, warm, laid back, and interactive, focusing on respect and sensitivity while tailoring sessions to individual goals.
What background and experience does she have?
She has about 12 years of experience working in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs, clinical supervision, community behavioral health leadership, school-based coordination, and private practice.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and practices with connections to the Philadelphia region.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original profile does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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