Melissa McLaurin
Compassionate counseling for life’s challenges
LPCC Minnesota
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Melissa
Melissa McLaurin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota who focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting concerns, grief, anger, self-esteem, and ADHD.
Background and approach
With a decade of clinical experience, she supports people navigating significant life changes, compassion fatigue, and a range of relationship challenges including commitment, communication, infidelity, and blended family dynamics. Her practice also addresses adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, and impulsivity concerns.
Her therapeutic stance blends curiosity, respect, and acceptance, creating an environment where clients’ experiences are heard without judgment. She draws on client-centered foundations while integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused techniques to tailor interventions.
Sessions are individualized to fit each person’s goals and background, with an emphasis on collaboration and practical strategies that align with the client’s values and needs. Melissa welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.
She invites individuals who have taken the step to seek support to continue their journey toward change, offering compassionate guidance and evidence-informed tools to address emotional and relational difficulties.
Practical approaches and flexible online care
Melissa commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy when working with clients. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and then developing practical strategies to shift those patterns; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and acceptance, giving clients space to explore feelings and values so that growth and insight emerge from a trusting therapeutic relationship.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together, and she treats the choice of method as collaborative. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful to the client, blending techniques as needed so treatment fits the person rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it possible to access licensed professionals from diverse locations, accommodate busy lives, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult. The variety of formats supports ongoing progress using approaches that suit each client’s needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English