Melissa Strauss, LPC

Pennsylvania · 13 years in practice

Melissa Strauss is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience.

License and registration

LPC, Pennsylvania: PC008592 · expires February 2027
LPC, New Jersey: 37PC00767200 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1306200571 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Melissa

Melissa Strauss is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self-esteem and depression. She also helps people facing identity questions, parenting stress, trauma and eating or sleeping problems.

Her sessions are warm and engaging. She centers the person in the conversation and looks for strengths to build on. Melissa aims to give clients a sense of control over how time is used in sessions and works at a steady, practical pace.

Background and approach

Melissa draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based ideas to understand patterns in relationships and strong emotions. She mixes in cognitive behavioral tools to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques are used when people want help living by their values despite difficult feelings.

She has worked with many people on issues like intimacy concerns, blended family stress, caregiver strain and communication problems. Melissa also supports those dealing with fertility and fatherhood questions, body image and eating-related challenges, and life transitions such as career changes or coping with bipolar symptoms.

Sessions are offered in English and she works with clients in Pennsylvania as well as international clients by online formats. Melissa uses a collaborative, client-centered style meant to make therapy practical and relevant to everyday life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Control issues
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues

Approaches Melissa names

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Online support

How Melissa’s Approaches Translate to Online Sessions

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work through strong emotions in relationships. Sessions focus on feelings and patterns that repeat between partners or within close relationships and aim to create more stable connections.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes when someone wants practical steps to live a meaningful life despite discomfort.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationship patterns. It is often used for attachment issues, blended family stress, and communication problems to help people change long-standing relational habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will discuss different methods and decide together which fits a person's goals, needs, and pace. That collaborative process helps tailor techniques so sessions feel relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a standard, conversational session. Phone sessions can fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching-style supports, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to schedule therapy around work, parenting, or travel.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Melissa commonly help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and identity questions including LGBT and gender dysphoria topics.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm and engaging, centered on the client's strengths. She aims to give clients control over session time and works collaboratively.

What is her clinical background?

Melissa has 13 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of concerns including trauma, eating issues, parenting stress, and career questions.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds Pennsylvania and New Jersey LPC credentials and sees clients in Pennsylvania as well as clients located internationally through online formats.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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