Melissa Hunt
Experienced LMSW focused on practical change
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Melissa
Melissa Hunt is a Michigan-based licensed social worker (LMSW) with 18 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and complex family dynamics.
Background and approach
She focuses on practical strategies for navigating parenting and career challenges while also addressing issues such as adoption and foster care, attachment and blended family concerns, caregiver stress, communication breakdowns, and life purpose exploration. Her background includes work with situations involving substance use, domestic violence, divorce and separation, infidelity, jealousy, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD).
Her style blends client-centered listening with structured therapeutic techniques to tailor care to each person's needs. Melissa uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, integrates mindfulness practices to build present-moment awareness, and draws from DBT and EMDR methods when appropriate to address emotional regulation and trauma-related material.
She emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and practical skills that can be applied to day-to-day life. In sessions she aims to help clients strengthen communication, set boundaries, and build resilience during transitions.
Melissa offers services in English and practices throughout Michigan as indicated by her LMSW credential MI LMSW 6801089249.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support
Melissa blends cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered methods and dialectical behavior therapy to address a variety of concerns. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and many day-to-day challenges. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship where the client's goals guide the work and strengths are built over time. DBT provides practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when strong emotions or relationship conflicts are present.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, adjusting methods as needed so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single model on every case.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and fit therapy into busy schedules. These formats allow for regular check-ins, skills practice between meetings, and flexibility in how people participate in therapy while maintaining continuity of care with licensed professionals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English